Balaji, Oberleitner Exit Australian Open Men's Doubles in Second Round

• India's N Sriram Balaji and Austria's Neil Oberleitner lost in the second round of the Australian Open men's doubles.
• The alternate pair was defeated 5-7, 1-6 by fourth seeds Marcelo Arevalo (El Salvador) and Mate Pavic (Croatia).
• Arevalo and Pavic demonstrated superior consistency and big-match experience at Melbourne Park.
• Balaji and Oberleitner fought hard in the first set but couldn't convert crucial points.
• Another Indian, Yuki Bhambri, and his partner Andre Goransson, had their second-round match suspended due to extreme heat.

Why It Matters: Balaji and Oberleitner's Australian Open journey ends, while Bhambri's match is halted by heat.