In the US Open Tennis, Indian duo of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi entered the second round in men's doubles after getting the better of the Ukrainian-Spanish pair of Alexandr Dolgopolov and Albert Ramos 7-6 and 6-4.In another men's doubles match, fifth seeds Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi defeated unseeded Americans, Robby Ginepri and Rhyne Williams, 6-1, 2-6 and 6-2. Earlier, Sania Mirza crashed out of the women's singles event with a first-round defeat. Sania's nemesis turned out to be her former doubles partner Shahar Peer, who rallied to hand the Indian a 6-7 (5), 6-3 and 6-1 defeat.
News On AIR | August 31, 2011 8:25 PM
Paes and Bhupati enter second round of U.S. Open Tennis Championship