Leander Paes and Paul Hanley advanced to the second round of the doubles following a straight-set win in their opening match. The Indo-Australian pair defeated the Argentine pair of David Nalbandian and Sebastian Prieto 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the clay court event in Monaco.Mahesh Bhupathi and his partner Mark Knowles of Bahamas, seeded fourth, got a bye in the first round and will take on the winner of the Marcelo Melo-Andre Sa vs Richard Gasquet-Janko Tipsarevic tie in the second round.
