Olympic Tennis: Paes, Vishnu cross first hurdle

Leander Paes and Vishnu Vardhan moved into the second round of the men's doubles tennis event at the London Olympics with a hard fought victory over Netherlands' Jean-Julien Rojer and Robin Haase.

Leander Paes and Vishnu Vardhan moved into the second round of the men's doubles tennis event at the London Olympics with a hard fought victory over Netherlands' Jean-Julien Rojer and Robin Haase.

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The pair won 7-6 (7-1), 4-6, 6-2 in an hour and 52 minutes.