Bhupathi-Bopanna in Cincinnati quarters

Dutch Robin Haase and Juan Monaco of Argentina did not take the court giving the win to the Indian pair on Thursday.u00a0They will next take on Poland's Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski, who are seeded third, for a place in the last four. The Polish pair also got a walkover in the second round when compatriot Lukasz Kubot and Serbian Janko Tipsarevic did not take court.

Rohan Bopanna (left) and Mahesh Bhupathi. PIC/AFP

Leander-Stepanek exit
Earlier, fifth seeds Leander Paes and Czech partner Radek Stepanek lost their pre-quarterfinal match to the Croatian-Brazilian pairing of Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo 3-6, 6-4, 5-10. Bhupathi and Paes were the defending champions. However, they decided not to play with each other