The Indian duo of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna stormed into the quarterfinals of the Italian Open Tennis tournament in Rome. In the Men's Doubles pre-quarterfinal fixture, the sixth seeded Indian duo defeated the British team of Jonathan Marray and Dominic Inglot, in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3 yesterday.Earlier, in the same category, the Indo-Austrian team of Leander Paes and Jurgen Melzer crashed out, after losing in the pre-quarterfinals.In the Men's Singles, Serbia's World Number One Novak Djokovic and Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic advanced into the quarterfinals.In the Women's Singles, China's Li Na made a shock exit, after losing to Serb Jelena Jankovic, 6-7, 5-7.
News On AIR | May 17, 2013 8:55 AM
Italian Open: Bhupati, Bopanna in QFs; Li Na makes shock exit from women's singles