Leander Paes and his Austrian pardner Jurgen Melzer advance to the 2nd turn of the Monte Carlo Masters with a well-fixed consecutive lots triumph over local couplet Benjamin Balleret and Guillaume Couillard.
Paes and Melzer will play Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna, who were given a bye in the opening round at the 2,646,495 euro clay court event. Reuters
The unseeded Indo-Austrian pair beat the wildcards 6-3, 7-5 in an hour and eight minutes Monday.
Paes and Melzer will play Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna, who were given a bye in the opening round at the 2,646,495 euro clay court event.
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