June 17, 2010 1:42 PM

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India's Harsh Mankad has entered the main draw of a Grand Slam after qualifying for the doubles event of the Wimbledon along with Ilija Bozoljac. Mankad and his Serbian partner defeated the Austrian-German pair of Alexander Peya and Bjorn Phau in the second and final qualifying round last night. Indian participation may grow if Prakash Amritraj beats Australia's teen sensation Bernard Tomic in the third and final qualifying round for the singles events. Meanwhile, Somdev Devvarman, who has crashed out of singles qualifiers, is still in hunt for doubles main draw. He and Philippines' Treat Huey Conard are a step away from booking their berth in the main draw. Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna will have a direct entry, courtesy their superior ranking along with their respective partners.

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