Australian Open: Paes-Hingis move into last eight

Melbourne: Indian tennis ace Leander Paes and his Swiss partner Martina Hingis booked their place in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open with a straight sets win over local pair Matt Reid and Casey Dellacqua.

The Indo-Swiss pair won 6-2, 6-3 in just 54 minutes at the Rod Laver Arena and will now face the winner of the match between the pair of Samantha Stosur-Samuel Groth and Darija Jurak-Jean Julien Rojer for a place in the semifinals.

Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza are also in action with their respective partners and will be looking to book their place in the quarterfinals.