Melbourne, Jan 23:
Veteran Indian tennis star Leander Paes and Martina Hingis sailed into the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles event at the Australian Open with straight sets win over Australian duo of Matt Reid and Casey Dellacqua, here today.
The Indo-Swiss pair took just 54 minutes to get the better of Reid and Dellacqua 6-2 6-3 in the second round encounter.
It was total domination from Paes and Hingis as they took control of the match from the onset and didn’t give their rivals any opportunity to forge a comeback.
The Indo-Swiss pair broke Dellacqua in the fourth game to gain an early lead.
Leading 5-2, Paes and Hingis broke Dellacqua again to pocket the first set with a near-flawless show in 24 minutes.(PTI)
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