Nikola mektic

Australian Open: Indian veteran Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden entered the men's doubles quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Monday.

The second seed Indo-Australian duo defeated 14th-seeded Dutch-Croatian pair of Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic 7-6 (10-8), 7-6 (7-4) to enter the last eight stage.

After reaching the quarterfinals, Bopanna assured of the world no .2 ranking in men's doubles and a win in the quarters will take him to the ranking summit.