Bopanna and Zhang, closed the match in one hour and 12 minutes, will next face the winners of the match between the fourth-seeded pair of American Taylor Townsend and Hugo Nys of Monegasque and wild card Australian duo of Maddison Inglis and Jason Kuber.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Indo-Chinese duo began the match with a strong performance, securing a 3-0 lead in the opening set. Despite a break of Zhang\u2019s serve by the Croatian Dodig and Frenchwoman Mladenovic, which brought the score to 3-2, Bopanna maintained composure under pressure, ultimately serving out the set with a 6-4 win.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Zhang\/Bopanna then fought off a late challenge and won the second set 6-4, saving break points in the 8th game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bopanna, who had suffered an early exit from the men's doubles competition, had reached the mixed doubles final with Sania Mirza in 2023.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier in the tournament, India\u2019s N Sriram Balaji and his Mexican partner Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela progressed to the second round of the Australian Open 2025 men\u2019s doubles.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But, the all-Indian pair of Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Vijay Sundar Prashanth failed to cross the opening round hurdle, going down to Gregoire Jacq of France and Brazil\u2019s Orlando Luz with a 6-2, 6-2 scoreline.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier in the tournament, India\u2019s N Sriram Balaji and his Mexican partner Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela progressed to the second round of the Australian Open 2025 men\u2019s doubles.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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