French Open: Sania Mirza Enters Quarters; Leander Paes, Bopanna Knocked Out

PARIS: Indian tennis players Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna crashed out in the men's doubles pre-quarterfinals, while Sania Mirza partnering Swiss Martina Hingis entered the quarter-finals of the French Open in Paris.

Paes partnering Canadian Daniel Nestor who were seeded 10th lost to the sixth seed Italian pair of Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini 2-6, 4-6 in straight sets.

Ninth seed Bopanna along with Romanian Florin Mergea went down fighting 3-6, 7-6, 3-6 to fifth seed Jean-Julien Rojer of the Netherlands and Romanian Horia Tecau.

Top-seeded Sania and Martina Hingis ousted the 14th seed Italian pair of Karin Knapp and Roberta Knapp 6-1, 6-4 in the third round to enter the quarters.

The Indian-Swiss pair had full control of the match giving away nothing to the Italian opponents.

Sania-Hingis won all three break points in the first set to seal it 6-1 in a one-sided affair.

In the second set, the Knapp duo looked to make a comeback but the Indian-Swiss pair were too strong for them.

Sania-Hingis held on till the end to win the second set 6-4, thus winning the game too.

Paes and his Canadian partner looked sluggish right from the start. Four double faults in the first set hurt the duo where the Italian pair took best advantage.
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