London: Indian star Mahesh Bhupathi and Elena Vesnina advanced to mixed doubles quarter-finals of the Wimbledon championships after quelling a late challenge from Eric Butorac and Olga Govortsova here on Wednesday.
The fourth-seed Indo-Russian combination dismissed the challenge of American-Belarusian pair 6-2, 7-6 (7) in the third-round contest.
It was a good day for Vesnina as she earlier, partnering India's Sania Mirza, reached the women's doubles semifinals.
Bhupathi-Vesnina may run into the Indian pair of Sania-Rohan Bopanna in the mixed doubles semifinals if both the pairs win their respective quarter-finals.
Bopanna and Sania are one step away from making the quarter-finals as they face Czech team of Martin Damm and Renata Voracova in the third round.
Earlier on Wednesday, they scored a 7-5. 6-2 victory over Jamie Murray of Great Britain and Jarmila Gajdosova of Australia in the second round.
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