Rome: Indian duo of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna moved into the men's doubles quarter-finals of the Internazionali BNL D'Italia tennis tournament, beating Italians Daniele Bracciali and Andreas Seppi 6-2, 6-1 in the first round.
After Thursday's win, the Indians will now face top seed Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor who clawed into the quarter-finals after a 6-3, 3-6, 10-7 win over Italian duo Gianluca Naso and Filippo Volandri.
Polish duo Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski, who last week won the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title in Madrid, also needed three sets Thursday to reach the quarter-finals.
The Poles upset former Wimbledon champions Jurgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner 6-3, 3-6, 10-6 after firing six aces and cropping just four points on first serve. (IANS)
Sidebar
TOP PICKS
-
Lightning’ Bolt heads global sports stars attending Laureus 2024 in Madrid
-
We will come back stronger, it's knockout time, asserts RCB head coach Andy Flower
-
ISL 2023-24: Chennaiyin FC go down 1-4 against FC Goa
-
Was an unforgettable moment, grateful to Hockey India, says Deepika Soreng on winning Hockey India Asunta Lakra Award for Upcoming Player of the Year
-
Korea’s An finishes T16 as leading Asian at the Masters
-
In IPL you can't just be good, you've to be very good every day, says DC Head Coach Ponting ahead of GT clash
-
We want to make sure this becomes a fortress for us, says DC Head Coach Ponting ahead of first home game in Delhi
-
Mohun Bagan Super Giant, Punjab FC, East Bengal FC bag important wins in RFDL National Group Stage
-
Delhi Capitals' pacer Mukesh Kumar and bowling coach James Hopes reflect on team's "good night" in Ahmedabad
-
ISL 2023-24 Playoffs: Upbeat Chennaiyin FC eye semi-finals berth against arch-rivals FC Goa
