Mahesh Bhupathi [Images] joined compatriot Leander Paes [Images] in the doubles quarter-finals of the US $ 3,589,000 men's Masters Series event after registering an easy victory in the second round.

Sixth seeds Bhupathi and partner Mark Knowles of the Bahamas beat Nikolay Davydenko of Russia [Images] and Nicolas Kiefer of Germany [Images] 6-3, 6-4 in Indian Wells on Monday night.

Paes and his Australian partner Paul Hanley [Images], seeded eighth, will take on Daniel Nestor of Canada [Images] and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia in the quarter-final on Tuesday.

Sania Mirza [Images], seeded 21st, will fight it out with Slovakian fifth seed Daniela Hantuchova [Images] for a place in the women's singles quarter-final at the Pacific Life Open, being held at the same venue.