French Open: Paes-Hingis ease into mixed doubles semis

Indian tennis ace Leander Paes and his Swiss partner Martina Hingis continued their serene progress at the French Open as the duo advanced to the semifinals of the mixed doubles event here on Thursday.

The Indo-Swiss pair, who won three Grand Slam titles last season, recorded a comfortable 6-4, 6-3 win over Russian-Brazilian duo of Elena Vesnina and Bruno Soares in the quarterfinal contest at Roland Garros.

They will next face Czech Republic's Andrea Hlavackova and Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France for a spot in the final.

On the other hand, Sania Mirza and her Croatian partner Ivan Dodig also secured their berth in the mixed doubles semifinals following their 6-1, 3-6, 10-6 win over Chinese Taipei-Belarus pair of Yung-Jan Chan and Max Mirnyi in the quarterfinal round.