Monaco: Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi overcame stiff resistance from Julian Knowle and Vasek Pospisil before moving to the pre-quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Masters, here on Tuesday.
The Indo-Pak pair battled past the Austrian-Canadian combo 7-6 (2), 6-4 in the opening round of the clay court event.
There was no break of serve in the opening set as Knowle and Pospisil saved both the chances they faced.
In the second set, Bopanna and Qureshi were broken but they managed to do the same to their rivals twice to seal the issue.
The experienced Indo-Pak pair fired 10 aces to just one by their rivals, who were also guilty of committing three double faults.
Bopanna and Qureshi are now up against seventh seeds Lukasz Kubot from Poland and Robert Lindsret of Sweden. (PTI)
