AUSTRALIAN OPEN
MELBOURNE: India's Divij Sharan and his New Zealand partner Artem Sitak progress to the second round men's doubles event but Rohan Bopanna was knocked out of the Australian Open.
Sharan and Sitak got the better of the Portuguese-Spanish duo of Pablo Carreno Busta and Joao Sousa 6-4 7-5 in a thrilling one hour, 28 minutes encounter.
Partnering Yasutaka Uchiyama of Japan, Bopanna went down to down to USA's Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike, 1-6 6-3 3-6 in a hard-fought one hour, 17 minutes contest.
However, it is not the end of the road for Bopanna. The 39-year will partner with comeback star Sania Mirza in the mixed doubles event. On Tuesday, India's top-ranked tennis player Prajnesh Gunnes missed out on a chance to play against world number two Novak Djokovic after crashing out in the men's singles opening round.
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