Beijing Olympics 2008

India@Beijing Olympics 2008: Lee-Hesh in Quarters

It seems that they have buried the hatchet for the greater good as Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi today moved closer to their first joint Olympic medal by reaching the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles event here.

The seventh seeded Indians defeated Marcelo Melo and Andre Sa of Brazil 6-4, 6-2 in just over an hour.

In the quarter-finals, the ‘Indian Express’ will take on the winners of the second round match between fourth seeded Swiss pair of Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka against the Russian duo of Dmitry Tursunov and Mikhail Youzhny.

“It was a good match. We played sharp tennis. We served well and returned well and we just need to repeat it every day,” Paes told reporters. “We had come out firing in the first match and we gained a lot of confidence. It is tough to beat a team that plays so confidently,” he added.

Tags: Beijing Olumpics 2008, dmitry tursunov, leander paes, mahesh bhupathi, Men's Doubles Tennis, mikhail youzhny, quarter-final, roger federer, russia, Stanislas Wawrinka, swiss