Leander Paes' [Images] preparations for the Australian Open suffered a set back on Thursday when the Indian injured his foot during the doubles quarter-finals at the USD 419,000 ATP Tour tennis tournament in Sydney.
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The 31-year-old Paes and his Serbian partner Nenad Zimonjic were leading 3-1 in the first set against third seeds Mahesh Bhupathi [Images] of India and Todd Woodbridge of Australia when the Kolkatan fell down after injuring his left foot while making a service return.The Indo-Serbian pair soon conceded the match as Paes was taken to the hospital on a wheelchair.
Paes-Zimonjic had rebounded from a first set deficit to post a 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over Spaniards Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco in the previous round on Wednesday.
The Sydney hard court event is a lead up to the Australian Open, the year's first Grand Slam, beginning in Melbourne on Monday.
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