Australian Open: Leander Paes-Andre Sa, Sharan-Raja bow out in Round 1

It was a bad day for the Indians at the Australian Open with Leander Paes and Purav Raja and Divij Sharan making first round exits from the men's doubles event

Leander Paes

Leander Paes

Melbourne: It was a bad day for the Indians at the Australian Open with Leander Paes and Purav Raja and Divij Sharan making first round exits from the men's doubles event.

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Paes and his Brazilian partner Andre Sa lost 6-4, 6-7(3), 4-6 to 10th seeded pair of Treat Huey and Max Mirnyi. In another first round match, Raja and Sharan suffered a narrow 6-7, 6-7 defeat against the French team of Jonathan Eysseric and Fabrice Martin. Rohan Bopanna is now the only Indian left in the men's doubles.

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