Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi progressed to the semifinals of the SydneyInternational Tennis but Leander Paes failed to rescue his 2014 season from a poor start as he crashed out in the first round with Czech partner Radek Stepanek. Bopanna and his partner, seeded third, faced stiff resistance from Trat Huey of Philippines and Briton Dominic Inglot before prevailing 6-7, 7-6, 10-3 in the quarter-finals. They now face giant-killers Lukas Rosol and Joao Sousa, who dumped the top seeded American pair of Mike and Bob Bryan 3-6, 6-3, 14-12 in their quarter-final.