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At $170K Moorilla Hobart International, Australia

[R1] (6) MIRZA Sania (IND,31) vs Qualifier

Last year Sania was semi-finalist ... So here she is defending 50 ranking points which will be crucial for being seeded at Australian Open.
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At $465K Medibank International, Sydney, Australia

[R1] HANLEY Paul (AUS)/ PAES Leander (IND) vs (4) DAMM Martin (CZE)/ VIZNER Pavel (CZE)

[R1] BHUPATHI Mahesh (IND)/ KNOWLES Mark (BAH) vs BERDYCH Tomas (CZE)/ STEPANEK Radek (CZE)

After surprise exit in first round at Adelaide Open, Lee and Paul having tough first round against 4th seeds Czech pair ... Very interesting match with Lee's former partner Martin Damm and Pavel Vizner.

Mahesh is making comeback at Sydney open after longbreak due to surgery on his lower back ... In first round he and Knowles facing Czech pair of Berdych and Stepanek ... If hesh and Knowles wins their first round then they can meet Knowles ex-doubles partner Nestor and Zimo in quarters.

Mahesh and Lee r in same draw but they can only meet in semis.