<p>The third seed 'Indian Express' pair dominated the opening set but allowed their unseeded rivals to make a strong comeback.<br /><br />The defeat means that Paes and Bhupathi will now try to win their first Grand Slam together after rejoining forces at US Open, the last tennis major of the season.<br /><br />The French-Czech pair broke the Indians twice -- third and ninth games -- in the second set to draw parity and then nosed ahead by winning the third set via tie-breaker.<br /><br />The fourth set could not have started on a worse note for the Indians as they dropped serve in the very first game.<br /><br />That mini lead was enough for Clement and Dlouhy, a former partner of Paes, and it provided further impetus to the momentum gained by them and they closed it out easily.<br /><br />The defeat of Paes and Bhupathi leaves Somdev Devvarman the only Indian in the men's doubles draw. Somdev, along with Japanese Kei Nishikori, has already moved to the second round.<br /><br />Rohan Bopanna has also crashed out with Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-haq Quershi.</p>
<p>The third seed 'Indian Express' pair dominated the opening set but allowed their unseeded rivals to make a strong comeback.<br /><br />The defeat means that Paes and Bhupathi will now try to win their first Grand Slam together after rejoining forces at US Open, the last tennis major of the season.<br /><br />The French-Czech pair broke the Indians twice -- third and ninth games -- in the second set to draw parity and then nosed ahead by winning the third set via tie-breaker.<br /><br />The fourth set could not have started on a worse note for the Indians as they dropped serve in the very first game.<br /><br />That mini lead was enough for Clement and Dlouhy, a former partner of Paes, and it provided further impetus to the momentum gained by them and they closed it out easily.<br /><br />The defeat of Paes and Bhupathi leaves Somdev Devvarman the only Indian in the men's doubles draw. Somdev, along with Japanese Kei Nishikori, has already moved to the second round.<br /><br />Rohan Bopanna has also crashed out with Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-haq Quershi.</p>