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Paris Masters: Bopanna-Qureshi reach quarters

Last updated on: November 10, 2011 21:51 IST

India's [ Images ] Rohan Bopanna [ Images ] and his Pakistani partner Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi [ Images ] notched up a straight-set victory over Britain's Colin Fleming and Jamie Murray to reach the quarterfinals of the ATP Paris Masters.

The Indo-Pak pair beat Fleming and Murray 6-4, 6-3 in the prequarters.

Bopanna-Qureshi, who got a bye in the opening round, will next face the winners of the match between Michael Llodra-Nenad Zimonic and Eric Butorac-Julien Jean.

The seventh seeded Bopanna-Qureshi pair saved two out of the third break points and also committed just three double faults compared to their rivals' six.

Ace Indian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi [ Images ] and Leander Paes [ Images ] had crashed out of the tournament.

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