Paes-Dlouhy in quarters of Paris Masters

Paris: Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy advanced to the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters after

registering a tough three-set win over American pair of John Isner and Sam Querry here. The third seed Indo-Czech pair came from behind to beat unseeded rivals 6-7(3), 7-5, 10-6 in an hour and 32 minutes in the second round of the euro 2,750,000 ATP event. Paes and Dlouhy may next face seventh seeds Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi in the next round provided the Indo-Pak duo beat Mark Knowles of Bahamas and Andy Ram of Israel in their second round match. Paes and Dlouhy saved seven breakpoints in the pre-quarterfinals match but also squandered six chances in their rivals` serve. The only time they broke the Americans was in the second set, which helped them draw parity, having lost the opening set. PTI