<p>Divij Sharan and Purav Raja frittered away a two-set lead to spoil their Grand Slam debut as they bowed out of men's doubles event of the Wimbledon after losing a marathon opening round match, here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Perhaps the lack of experience of playing at big stage cost them as the Indian qualifiers went down 7-6 (4) 6-2 3-6 4-6 4-6 against American Nicholas Monroe and Simon Stadler of Germany in three hours and 15 minutes last night.<br /><br />The Indians had chances galore but could not cash in on as 15 of the 19 breakpoints went begging.<br /><br />After allowing their rivals to win the third set, the Indians had four break chances in the next but converted just one while they dropped their serve twice.<br /><br />As pressure grew, the Indians started to miss points at crucial junctures. Three break chances came their way in the final set but they squandered all.<br /><br />Nevertheless, the Indian players will take a lot of pride in putting up a good fight in their first ever major clash.</p>
<p>Divij Sharan and Purav Raja frittered away a two-set lead to spoil their Grand Slam debut as they bowed out of men's doubles event of the Wimbledon after losing a marathon opening round match, here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Perhaps the lack of experience of playing at big stage cost them as the Indian qualifiers went down 7-6 (4) 6-2 3-6 4-6 4-6 against American Nicholas Monroe and Simon Stadler of Germany in three hours and 15 minutes last night.<br /><br />The Indians had chances galore but could not cash in on as 15 of the 19 breakpoints went begging.<br /><br />After allowing their rivals to win the third set, the Indians had four break chances in the next but converted just one while they dropped their serve twice.<br /><br />As pressure grew, the Indians started to miss points at crucial junctures. Three break chances came their way in the final set but they squandered all.<br /><br />Nevertheless, the Indian players will take a lot of pride in putting up a good fight in their first ever major clash.</p>