<p>Indo-Czech pair of Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek moved into the U.S. Open third round here at the Flushing Meadows.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The fifth seeds defeated unseeded Brazilian duo of Thomaz Bellucci and Joao Souza in straight sets, 7-5, 7-6 (3), in one hour and 45 minutes Friday.<br /><br />In the first set, Paes-Stepanek broke Bellucci-Souza on their second break point and sealed the set without losing a single game on their serve.<br /><br />Both teams broke each other's serve once in the second set but the experienced fifth seeds were too good for their opponents in the tie-break which they clinched 7-3.<br />Bellucci-Souza served four double faults at crucial junctures which cost them the match.<br /><br />Paes-Stepanek next face America-Australian pairing of Jesse Levine and Marinko Matosevic who overcame eleventh seeds Jonathan Marray and Frederik Nielsen 6-1, 7-6, 6-4.<br /><br />India's Sumit Nagal entered the second round of qualifying of the junior men's event defeating local boy Austin Siegel 6-4, 6-2. The 15-year-old next faces Hugo Cesar Dojas of Brazil.<br /><br />However, Lavanya Khanuja of India lost 0-6, 1-6 to Canadian Marika Akkerman in the first round of qualifying of the junior girl's event.</p>
<p>Indo-Czech pair of Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek moved into the U.S. Open third round here at the Flushing Meadows.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The fifth seeds defeated unseeded Brazilian duo of Thomaz Bellucci and Joao Souza in straight sets, 7-5, 7-6 (3), in one hour and 45 minutes Friday.<br /><br />In the first set, Paes-Stepanek broke Bellucci-Souza on their second break point and sealed the set without losing a single game on their serve.<br /><br />Both teams broke each other's serve once in the second set but the experienced fifth seeds were too good for their opponents in the tie-break which they clinched 7-3.<br />Bellucci-Souza served four double faults at crucial junctures which cost them the match.<br /><br />Paes-Stepanek next face America-Australian pairing of Jesse Levine and Marinko Matosevic who overcame eleventh seeds Jonathan Marray and Frederik Nielsen 6-1, 7-6, 6-4.<br /><br />India's Sumit Nagal entered the second round of qualifying of the junior men's event defeating local boy Austin Siegel 6-4, 6-2. The 15-year-old next faces Hugo Cesar Dojas of Brazil.<br /><br />However, Lavanya Khanuja of India lost 0-6, 1-6 to Canadian Marika Akkerman in the first round of qualifying of the junior girl's event.</p>