NEW DELHI: Indian star Rohan Bopanna and his Chinese partner Shuai Zhang defeated Ivan Dodig and Kristina Mladenovic 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the second round of the Australian Open mixed doubles in Melbourne on Friday.
Together with Zhang, the former world No. 1 Indian demonstrated his abilities in an attempt to bounce back from an early loss in the men's doubles. They finished the match in one hour and twelve minutes with a clinical effort.
