Bhupathi too loses in
Monte Carlo doubles
India's interest in the Monte Carlo ATP Masters tennis tournament ended when Mahesh Bhupathi
and partner Jeff Tarango of the United States lost in straight
sets in the first round on Wednesday.
The fourth seeded Indian-American pair lost 1-6, 6-7 (4/7)
to the French combination of Arnaud Clement and Nicole Escude.
On Tuesday, Leander Paes and South African John-Laffnie de
Jager also made a first round exit, losing 2-6, 0-6 to top
seeds Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer of the US.
Paes and Bhupathi, once a world number one ranked doubles
team, split for the second time and are playing with new
partners. They have never enjoyed the kind of success with
other partners as they had together.