In the Australian Open Tennis tournament, the Indian duo of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna have advanced to the second round of the men's doubles. The fourth seeded pair defeated the Australian pair of Matthew Ebden and Chris Guccione 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. Meanwhile the first round match between Indo-Czech combine of Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek and Australian pair of Greg Jones and John-Patrick Smith is underway.Earlier,Sania Mirza, the lone Indian in the Singles section, crashed out of the opening round of the Women's Singles event. This is the 100th edition of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam event of this year.
News On AIR | January 18, 2012 12:41 PM
Australian Open: Bhupathi- Bopanna advances to second round