India's Leander Paes and his French partner Michael Llodra have advanced into the pre-quarterfinals of the ATP Miami Open Tennis tournament in Florida. In the Men's Doubles opening round, the seventh seeded Indo-French duo defeated the German pair of Christopher Kas and Philipp Kohlschreiber, in straight sets, 6-3, 7-5.In the opening round of the same category, the third seeded duo of Mahesh Bhupathi and Daniel Nestor have been drawn against the French pair of Richard Gasquet and Edouard Roger-Vasselin, while the Indo-American team of Rohan Bopanna and Rajeev Ram will face the American-Australian combination of Eric Butorac and Paul Hanley.Meanwhile, in the Men's Singles, Somdev Devvarman will take on Spain's higher seed Feliciano Lopez in the second round.