Melbourne, January 18: Veteran Leander Paes and Purav Raja outplayed their opponents to progress to the men's doubles second round at the Australian Open and were joined by Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan with their respective partners.
Super Day for India at @AustralianOpen.
— Amanpreet Singh (@amanthejourno) January 18, 2018
In an all-win day,@rohanbopanna, @Leander , @puravraja and @divijsharan overcome their opponents with respective partners.
Paes and Raja dispatched the pair of Nikoloz Basilashvili and Andreas Haider-Maurer 6-2, 6-3 in their opening round. They have a tough job at hand as now they are up against fifth seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares, one of the most consistent teams in the previous season.
#Tennis | An easy win in straight sets for Leander Paes and Purav Raja in the #AusOpen Round of 64. They defeat Basilashvili/Haider-Maurer 6-2 6-3 to progress. pic.twitter.com/gEDUsL06W4
— The Bridge (@TheBridge_IN) January 18, 2018
Left-handed Divij, who had a great 2017 season, and American Rajeev Ram, seeded 16th, edged out Marius Copil of Romania and Serbia's Viktor Troicki 7-6(5), 6-4 in their opening round. They will now fight it out with Fabio Fognini and Marcel Granollers.
Meanwhile, 10th seeds Rohan Bopanna and Edouard Roger-Vasselin fought off a late charge from Ryan Harrison and Vasek Pospisil to prevail 6-2, 7-6(5). Bopanna saved a break chance in the sixth game of the second set to remain unbroken, forcing a tie breaker.
#Tennis | Rohan Bopanna and Roger-Vasselin defeated Pospisil/Harrison in the #AusOpen Round of 64 to progress. (Score: 6-2 7-6) pic.twitter.com/rei6dL1gyq
— The Bridge (@TheBridge_IN) January 18, 2018
Pospisil, who was broken in the sixth game of the opening set, served consecutive double faults in the tie-breaker to hand advantage to Bopanna and Roger-Vasselin.
Defying age! @Leander has been a real ambassador for the sport ! Thanks Champ! pic.twitter.com/g9jvlYhkrN
— thefridayguy (@thefridayguy) January 18, 2018
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