In Australian Open Tennis, Rohan Bopanna and his Ukrainian partner Nadiia Kichenok progressed to the mixed doubles quarterfinals in Melbourne today.
They defeated the team of Nicole Melichar and Bruno Soares 6-4, 7-6 in their second round.
Meanwhile, Leander Paes and Jelena Ostapenko reached the mixed doubles second round. Paes and Ostapenko erased a one-set deficit to edge out local wild cards entrants Storm Sanders and Marc Polmans 6-7, 6-3, 10-6 in the opening round which lasted one hour and 27 minutes. Paes is competing in his last Australian Open, having announced that 2020 is his final year on the Pro circuit.
They will next face American Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Briton Jamie Murray, who knocked out top seeds Marcelo Melo and Barbora Strycova 3-6, 6-4, 10-7 in their opening round.