Melbourne: Divij Sharan equalled his best Grand Slam performance by reaching the men’s doubles third round at the Australian Open, while Rohan Bopanna also entered the pre-quarterfinals with his partner, here Friday. Sharan and American Rajeev Ram defeated Fabio Fognini and Marcel Granollers 4-6, 7-6(7-4), 6-2 in a second round match which lasted for 128 minutes. The 10th seeds, Bopanna and Edouard Roger-Vasselin knocked out Portugal’s Joao Sousa and Leonardo Mayer of Argentina 6-2, 7-6(7-3).
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