Chennai Open: Paes, Tipsarevic advance in doubles event
January 5th, 2012 - 1:15 am ICT by IANSChennai, Jan 4 (IANS) The newly-formed Indo-Serbian combination of Leander Paes and Janko Tipsarevic survived their first test when they beat Canadian pair of Vasek Pospisil and Milos Raonic 6-3, 4-6, 10-7 to enter the quarter-finals of the doubles event in the Aircel Chennai Open here Wednesday.
Despite some awkward moments in the second set that the Canadians dominated, Paes and Tipsarevic combined well enough to pull through a tough match that would have welcomed.
Meanwhile, Israelis Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram sailed into the semi-finals with a 6-3, 6-3, win against Spaniards Nicolas Almagro and Pere Riba.
The results:
Doubles (Quarter-finals): 4-Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (ISR) bt Nicolas Almagro / Pere Riba (ESP) 6-3, 6-3.
First round (Pre-quarter-finals): 3-Leander Paes (IND) / Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) bt Vasek Pospisil / Milos Raonic (CAN) 6-3, 4-6, 10-7; Juan Sebastian Cabal / Robert Farah (COL) bt Alexander Kudryavtsev (RUS) / Olivier Rochus (BEL) 6-4, 6-4; 2-Rajeev Ram / Scott Lipsky (USA) bt Sriram Balaji / Jeevan Nedunchezhian (IND) 7-5, 6-4; Fabio Fognini (ITA) / Igor Zelenay (SVK) bt Johan Brunstrom (SWE) / Ivan Dodig (CRO) 6-4, 7-5; Nicolas Almagro / Pere Riba (ESP) bt Julian Knowle (AUT) / Michael Kohlmann (GER) 6-7 (4), 6-4, 10-4; 4-Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (ISR) bt Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash / Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND) 6-2, 6-1; Andreas Beck (GER) / Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) bt Phlipp Marx (GER) / Adil Shamasdin (CAN) 6-1, 7-5.
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