Paes, Ostapenko Reach Mixed Doubles 2nd Round at Australian Open
Paes is competing in his last Australian Open, having announced that 2020 is his final year on the Pro circuit.
- Leander Paes and Jelena Ostapenko beat Storm Sanders and Marc Polmans 6-7(4) 6-3 10-6.
- Paes is competing in his last Australian Open.
- Rohan Bopanna and Nadiia Kichenok beat Nicole Melichar and Bruno Soares 6-4 7-6(4.
Making a winning start at the Australian Open, veteran Leander Paes reached the mixed doubles second round with partner Jelena Ostapenko while Rohan Bopanna progressed to the quarterfinals, on Sunday, 26 January.
Paes and Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open champion, erased a one-set deficit to edge out local wild cards entrants Storm Sanders and Marc Polmans 6-7(4) 6-3 10-6 in the opening round which lasted one hour and 27 minutes.
They will next face American Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Briton Jamie Murray, who knocked out top seeds Marcelo Melo and Barbora Strycova 3-6 6-4 10-7 in their opening round.
Bopanna and his Ukrainian partner Nadiia Kichenok defeated the team of Nicole Melichar and Bruno Soares 6-4 7-6(4) in their second round.
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