Paes-De Jager bow out in first round
Leander Paes and his new partner, South African John-Laffnie de Jager, went out in the first
round in the Monte Carlo ATP Masters in Monaco on Tuesday.
The unseeded India-South African pair ran into top seeds Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer of the US and lost 2-6, 0-6.
Mahesh Bhupathi, who along with Paes won three Grand Slam doubles titles before separating for a second time recently,
is partnering American Jeff Tarrango. The duo, seeded fourth, will meet the unseeded French pair of Arnaud Clement and
Nicolas Escude.