Taipei, Jan. 20 (CNA) Taiwan's Lu Yen-hsun teamed up with Germany's Rainer Schuettler Thursday for a grueling straight-sets victory to advance to the men's doubles second round in the Australian tennis open tournament.
Lu and Schuettler beat Simon Aspelin of Sweden and Alexander Peya of Austria 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) in two hours and one minute at Melbourne Park.
It was the first win for Lu, who ranks No. 37 in men's singles in the world and No. 110 in men's doubles, in this year's first Grand Slam event after his elimination in the men's singles first round.
The 27-year-old made it through the men's doubles first round in the Australian Open for the first time since 2005, when he reached the third round. (By Chris Wang) ENDITEM/J