Paris, May 27 -- India's Yuki Bhambri and N Sriram Balaji advanced to the second round of the men's doubles event at the French Open on Tuesday.

Bhambri, partnering New Zealand's Michael Venus, defeated Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo and Mariano Kestelboim 7-5, 6-2 to move into the next round at Roland-Garros. On the other hand, N Sriram Balaji, partnering Brazil's Marcelo Demoliner, defeated Germany's Constantin Frantzen and the Netherlands' Robin Haase 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the second round, according to Olympics.com.

In the match between Bhambri-Venus and Cerundolo-Kestelboim, the opening set stayed on serve until the crucial 11th game, when Bhambri and Venus secured a key break against the Argentine pair. They then held serve in t...