Paes-Dlouhy pair out of ATP World Tour finals
November 26th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )London, Nov 26 (IANS) India’s Leander Paes and the Czech Republic’s Lukas Dlouhy are out of the ATP World Tour Finals doubles with a straight set loss to American Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike.
Paes and Dlouhy went down 3-6, 4-6 in a Group B match here Wednesday evening.
The Bryans broke the Indo-Czech pair’s serve twice in the 84-minute match and won 78 per cent of points on serve.
Paes and Dlouhy had lost their first match to Lukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach and do not have a chance to qualify for the semi-finals.
“It was bit of a rough outing in the last two matches,” Paes said. “Its a bit strange because we won two Grand Slams this year and the last two days we’ve been pretty much off rhythm. Could put it down to many reasons. But, at the end of the day it’s something we need to look at in the drawing board.”
The Bryan brothers are well poised to finish the year on No.1 ranking, with rivals Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic’s defeat Tuesday evening.
The Americans will be crowned the top doubles team if they win their remaining matches and claim the title.
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- Paes-Dlouhy crash out of Rome Masters - May 01, 2010
- Paes-Stepanek shock Bryan brothers; lift Australian Open men's doubles title (Lead) - Jan 28, 2012
- French Open: Paes in mixed doubles quarters, exits from doubles - May 28, 2011
- Paes-Bhupathi in semis; Bopanna-Qureshi ousted in Miami - Mar 31, 2011
- Rome Masters: Paes-Dlouhy advance, Bhupathi-Mirnyi crash out - Apr 30, 2010
- Paes-Dlouhy lose in French Open men's doubles final - Jun 05, 2010
- Sweet victory: Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi clinch Cincinnati title (Lead) - Aug 22, 2011
- Wimbledon: Paes-Bhupathi crash out in second round - Jun 25, 2011
- Bhupathi-Mirnyi in second round of Paris Masters - Nov 11, 2010
- Paes-Bhupathi in the Sony Ericsson Open doubles final - Apr 01, 2011
- Paes and Dlouhy in the French Open doubles final - Jun 05, 2009
- Paes-Bhupathi advance to semis, Bopanna-Qureshi out - Aug 20, 2011
- Paes-Stepanek storm into final of Australian Open - Jan 26, 2012
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