Fifth seeds Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Sania Mirza advanced to the next round at the Madrid Open with a 7-6(3), 4-6, 10-4 win over Daniela Hantuchova and Anabel Medina Garrigues.
The Indo-American pair have been in terrific form this year, winning Premier-level titles in Brisbane and Dubai and finishing runners-up in Stuttgart. — IANS
Oither results: (First round) Juan Monaco bt Janko Tipsarevic 7-6 (7/5) 6-3; (Second round)
Serena Williams bt Lourdes Dominguez Lino 6-2, 7-5; Daniel Gimeno-Traver bt Richard Gasquet 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
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