Mixed doubles | Paes, Samantha in qtrs

Paes is now the only Indian in competition among the seniors.

The fourth seeded pair of Leander Paes and Samantha Stosur on Thursday moved past the pair of Sebastian Prieto and Flavia Pennetta to enter the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles at Wimbledon.

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Paes and Stosur won 6-3, 6-2 in just as hour. They now face a tougher challenge in Bob Bryan and Venus Williams, at the quarter-finals.

Sania Mirza was not quite so lucky though, as she and partner Pavel Vizner went down in the third round to fifth seed Daniel Nestor and Elena Likhovtseva 3-6, 7-5, 2-6.

Paes is now the only Indian in competition among the seniors.