US Open: Leander Paes, Rohan Bopanna Make Early Exits From Men's Doubles
The Indo-German men's doubles pair of Leander Paes and Andre Begemann suffered a shocking first round exit at the US Open after losing to Stephane Robert and Dudi Sela. Rohan Bopanna crashed out of men's doubles too
Highlights
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Leander Paes is out of the men's doubles at US Open
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Paes and his partner Andre Begemann lost in the first round
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Rohan Bopanna and Frederik Nielsen also crashed out of men's doubles
Leander Paes and Andre Begemann failed to progress past the opening round of men's doubles in the US Open after losing to the Stephane Robert-Dudi Sela duo 6-2, 5-7, 4-6 on Saturday.
Paes and Begemann had begun well and didn't take much time to close out the first set 6-2. The second set was a much closer affair, with the Indo-German dropping the set 5-7.
It was going well for Paes and Begemann in the deciding set, after they raced into a 4-2 lead. However, the Robert-Sela pair came back strongly and won four consecutive games to clinch the tie.
In another men's doubles match, the Rohan Bopanna-Frederik Nielsen crashed out after losing to Brian Baker and Marcus Daniell in Round 2.
Bopanna-Nielsen lost in straight sets, 2-6, 6-7. After starting the match on a weak note, the Indo-Danish duo dropped the first set 2-6.
The second set went to the wire, but Baker-Daniell eventually prevailed in a tie-breaker to move into the next round.