Paris Masters: Paes, Bopanna advance

India's tennis legend Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna moved to the pre-quarterfinals of the ATP BNP Paribas Masters with their respective partners after getting byes in their first rounds in Paris.

Bopanna and his French partner Roger-Vasselin Edouard have been seeded fifth while Paes and his Canadian partner Daniel Nestor are seeded seventh.

Bopanna and Roger-Vasseli await winner of the first round match between American pair of John Isner/Nicholas Monroe and Briton-Ditch combo of Jonathan Marray and Igor Sijsling.

Paes and Nestor will take on either Mexican Santiago Gonzalez and American Scott Lipsky or Briton Jamie Murray and Australian John Peers.

Image: Leander Paes

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