Paes, Bhupathi in doubles quarters

Estranged partners Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi reunited on court and romped into the quarter-finals of the men's doubles in the tennis competition at the Asian Games, with a 6-0, 6-1 thrashing of Pakistan's Rashid Malik and Ageel Khan on Monday.

Paes and Bhupathi, who parted ways for the second time early this year, are the top seeds and had a bye in the first round.

India had a lot to cheer about as up-and-coming Rohan Bopanna and Sunil Kumar Sipayea won their singles matches to move into the third round.

While 22-year old Bopanna defeated East Timor's Matias De Sousa 6-2, 6-0, the 19-year old Sipaeya breezed past Amrit Rupasinghe of Sri Lanka 6-1, 6-2 in the second round matches.

Bhupathi also tasted victory in the mixed doubles, where he teamed up with Manisha Malhotra to advance to the second round. The duo registered a 6-4, 6-2 victory against Thailand's Attapol Rithiwatanapong and Pariyawan Ratanakrong.

The Indian women also had a successful day, with 16-year-old Sania Mirza defeating Yulio Kitmchenko of Kyrgyztan 6-0, 6-1 in a first round women's singles match.

Nirupama Vaidyanathan had an easy outing, moving into the second round with a 6-0, 6-0 whitewash of Mongolia's Natsagsuren Jigjidsuren.