The Indo-Czech pair of Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the ATP Madrid Masters after getting a first-round bye.
The third seeded pair are now awaiting the winners of the Johan Brunstorm/Jean-Julien Rojer vs Guillermo Garcia-Lopez/Albert Montanes first round match.
Mahesh Bhupathi and his Belarusian partner Max Mairnyi are not competing in the euro 2,835,000 clay court event.
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