Aus Open: Paes knocked out; Bhupathi progresses
Seventeen-time grand slam winner Leander Paes crashed out of the Australian Open men's doubles first round game while Mahesh Bhupathi won his doubles game. Paes and Jeremy Chardy lost 3-6, 4-6 in straight sets to Colombian duo Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah. Mahesh Bhupathi paired with Gilles Muller defeated Andrew Whittington and Alex Bolt 7-6, 3-6, 6-4.