Leander Paes-Radek Stepanek crash out of Indian Wells

The fourth seeded pair of India's Leander Paes and Czech Radek Stepanek was beaten by the unseeded Swiss duo of Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka in the quarter-finals of the men's doubles at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament here. (Also read: Federer eases into singles quarters)

In an encounter that lasted 79 minutes, Paes and Stepanek went down 3-6, 7-6 (6) and 4-10 against the Swiss combine here Wednesday night. (Related: Sania-Cara advance to semis)

In the semi-finals, Federer and Wawrinka will face Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares. The other semi-final will be an all-American clash between the Bryan brothers and John Isner and Sam Querrey.