Fifth seeds Leander Paes [ Images ] and Martin Damm [ Images ] made their experience count as they romped into the doubles third round at the Australian Open [ Images ].

The Indo-Czech pair downed Australia's [ Images ] Nathan Healey and Robert Smeets 6-4, 6-2 in a second round match on Friday.

Paes-Damm will next meet the French pair of Nicholas Mahut and and Julien Benneteau [ Images ], who ousted the 11th seeds Simon Aspelin and Chris Haggard 6-3, 7-5.

Earlier, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza [ Images ] also made it to the pre-quarterfinals of the women's doubles. She and Spanish partner Anabel Medina Garrigues beat Russia's [ Images ] Ekaterina Bychkova and Martina Muller of Germany [ Images ] 6-3, 6-4.