<p>The all-Indian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna had to toil hard for a win but Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek sailed past their opponents to enter the second round of the Australian Open men’s doubles event. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The new ‘Indian Express’ fought back from a set down to win 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 against the Australian pair of Matthew Ebden and Chris Guccione in a battle that lasted an hour and 43 minutes. <br /><br />The Indo-Czech pair, in contrast, completely outplayed the Aussie combo of Greg Jones and John-Patrick Smith 6-2, 6-2 in an hour and 13 minutes. <br /><br />Bopanna said he was pleased with the tough workout in the opener. “Right now, we’re here in Australia and our focus is to do well at this Slam,” he said.</p>
<p>The all-Indian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna had to toil hard for a win but Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek sailed past their opponents to enter the second round of the Australian Open men’s doubles event. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The new ‘Indian Express’ fought back from a set down to win 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 against the Australian pair of Matthew Ebden and Chris Guccione in a battle that lasted an hour and 43 minutes. <br /><br />The Indo-Czech pair, in contrast, completely outplayed the Aussie combo of Greg Jones and John-Patrick Smith 6-2, 6-2 in an hour and 13 minutes. <br /><br />Bopanna said he was pleased with the tough workout in the opener. “Right now, we’re here in Australia and our focus is to do well at this Slam,” he said.</p>