Paes-Bhupathi get bye in opening round in Cincinnati

Third-seeded Indian doubles pair of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi advanced to the second round of the ATP Western and Southern Open here after getting a bye in the opening round. The India duo will take on the winner of the match between Serbs Janko Tipsarevic and Viktor Troicki and the Spanish combo of Marc Lopez and Rafael Nadal.

Meanwhile, Indo-Pak team of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi also advanced to the second round after getting a bye.