Leander Paes and Sania Mirza, along with their respective partners, crashed out of the mixed doubles event of the US Open after losing in the quarterfinals here
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The third-seeded Indo-Russian pair of Paes and Elena Vesnina was stunned by the seventh-seeded Czech duo of Lucie Hradecka and Frantisek Cermak 6-7 (2) 5-7 in a battle that lasted an hour and 43 minutes.u00a0
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Paes and Elena could win just 67 points as compared to their rivals' 80, while they also committed 25 unforced errors.u00a0
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Paes and Vesnina in action. Photo: AFP
Sania along with her British partner Colin Fleming also went down in straight sets to fourth seeds Kveta Peschke of Czech Republic and Poland's Marcin Matkowski.u00a0
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Unseeded Sania and Fleming failed to match their more fancied opponents in the match to bow out in just 69 minutes, losing 3-6 5-7.u00a0
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The Indo-British combo wasted as many as seven out of the eight breakpoints they got, to go down tamely.
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