NEW DELHI: Warring partners Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have been seeded second in the euro 349,000 Ordina Open, where they take court to prepare for the Indian tennis dream at the forthcoming Beijing Olympics.
The Indian Express, as they were called, is up against unseeded pair of Yves Allegro and Sebastian Prieto in the first round of the grass court event, which is also a warm event for the Wimbledon Championships.
Another Indian in the fray is Rohan Bopanna who has paired up with Sweden's Robert Lindstedt. They have been seeded fourth and will face Argentine pair of Guillermo Canas and Juan Martin Del Potro in their opening match.
In the women's singles event at the same venue, India' Sania Mirza has a tough first round opponent in fifth seed Flavia Pennetta of Italy. Sania will not take part in the doubles competition.
