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India\u2019s warring duo of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi, who were locked in an ugly selection row in the build-up to the Olympics, advanced to the second round of the men\u2019s doubles competition along with their respective partners, in London on Monday, says a report in The Hindu.
<\/strong>Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna, whose insistence to play together sparked off the selection row, staved off a spirited challenge from Belarus pair of Max Mirnyi and Alexander Bury 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 8-6 in a tussle which lasted two hours and 26 minutes here. <\/p>\n

Later in the evening, Paes and Vishnu Vardhan also put up a spirited performance to see off Robin Haase and Jean-Julien Rojer 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-2 in a match that went on for 112 minutes at the Wimbledon. <\/p>\n

Speaking after the match, Bopanna made it clear that the dispute with Paes is no longer on their minds because they are firmly focused on bringing home a medal.\u00a0 “The baggage is forgotten and gone, long gone. We got here well prepared so for us it’s just one match at a time and take it from there,” Bopanna said, according to a report in The Times Of India. <\/strong><\/p>\n

“We are happy that we got a lot of practice here for the last week and now to play this tough match and take a win is just going to take our confidence higher.” <\/p>\n

The Indian team will face French duo Richard Gasquet and Julien Benneteau in the second round and Bopanna is confident they are in good enough form to enjoy a long run in the event. <\/p>\n

“We were playing at a high level,” he said. “I don’t think we were nervous at all. We played a really tough team, Mirnyi is number one in the world (in doubles). Obviously it was a very tough game out there, but we played our game and came through on top.” <\/p>\n

Meanwhile Vishnu Vardhan thanked doubles partner Leander Paes for making his dreams come true as the world number 302 made his Wimbledon debut in the Olympics on Monday. Vardhan secured a last-minute spot in the Olympic men’s singles event on Sunday when Paes called to tell him that Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber had pulled out with a hamstring injury, says a report in The Times Of India.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 25-year-old had no idea that the place was available until he heard from Paes and he dashed down to the All England Club the next morning to register for selection. <\/p>\n

As the highest ranked alternate on site, Vardhan was immediately entered into the draw and he made his first appearance at Wimbledon on Monday in a first round clash against Slovenia’s Blaz Kavcic\u00a0 Although Vardhan was beaten 6-3, 6-2 by world number 77 Kavcic, he admitted the experience of stepping onto the world’s most famous tennis courts still made it an unforgettable moment. <\/p>\n

“It’s a great experience for me. I have never played at Wimbledon – I was not a good enough junior to play on these courts so I was very lucky to play the singles here,” Vardhan said, adding, “I worked really hard in the match and although I couldn’t win not many Indians have played singles in the Olympics and I am really happy to be one of them. <\/p>\n

“Leander is the person I should thank. First of all I am here because of him. Secondly, the day before yesterday he called me up late evening and said ‘there is a spot in the singles draw and you need to go and sign up first thing in the morning’. “I was not aware of that. I am really happy to get more matches on these courts so I am more prepared for the doubles.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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