Aisam, Bopanna in 2nd round

SPORTS DESK LAHORE Pakistans Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Indian Rohan Bopanna made a flying start to their title campaign at the French Open with a convincing first round win at Roland Garros on Thursday looking for their first ever Grand Slam title. The Indo-Pak duo was in full during the match against Italys Andreas Seppi and Simone Vagnozzi, beating them 6-3, 6-2 to sail into the second round. Aisam and Bopanna, seeded fifth in the doubles event, now face Maximo Gonzalez of Argentina and Kei Nishikori of Japan in the next round. The Aisam-Bopanna partnership is looking for solid results in the tournament after a series of impressive results over the past 12 months including an appearance in the final of the US Open last year. Meanwhile, Indias Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi marched into the mens doubles second round.

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