The pair of Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq and Jean-Julien Rojer have advanced to the 3rd round beating Philipp Marx and Adil Shamasdin by 7-6 and 6-4 in the 2nd round of doubles event of Australian Open Tennis Tournament.
Andy Murray reached the Australian Open quarter-finals for a third year running after Mikhail Kukushkin retired through injury while trailing 6-1 6-1 1-0.
The effects of two five-set matches in rounds two and three took their toll on Kukushkin, who pulled out with a left hip flexor problem after 49 minutes.
Serena Williams became the most high-profile casualty at the Australian Open so far after suffering a shock last-16 defeat by unseeded Etakerina Makarova.
The 13-time Grand Slam champion - a five-time winner at Melbourne Park - made 37 unforced errors as 56th-ranged Makarova won 6-2 6-3 the 82 minutes.
Petra Kvitova remains in contention for the Australian Open title and world number one ranking after beating Ana Ivanovic to reach the quarter-finals.
The Czech second seed, who has a chance of replacing Caroline Wozniacki at the top of the rankings, won 6-2 7-6 (7-2) on a scorching day at Melbourne Park.
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