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Friday, May 28, 2010 (13:16:32)
Tags : India, Leander Paes, Lukas Dlouhy, Czech Republic, Sweden, Johan Brunstrom, Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherland Antilles, French Open

Paes-Dlouhy advance to second round

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Paris, May 28: India's Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy of the Czech Republic advanced to the doubles second round with a hard fought victory over Sweden's Johan Brunstrom and Jean-Julien Rojer of Netherland Antilles in the French Open.

Defending champions Paes and Dlouhy, seeded third, battled past Brunstrom and Rojer 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-5 in a rain-affected contest that lasted over two hours on Thursday.

The Indo-Czech pair will next meet the winner of the match between German Philipp Marx/Slovak Igor Zelenay and Swiss Yves Allegro/German Andreas Beck. (IANS)
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