Beijing Olympics 2008

India@Beijing Olympics 2008: Paes-Bhupathi lose in Tennis Quarters

The Indian duo of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi were knocked out in the quarter finals of the Beijing Olympics 2008 by the fourth seeded Swiss pair of Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka.

India’s best bet in tennis Paes and Bhupathi lost in straight sets from the hands of Swiss duo Federer and Wawrinka. Paes-Bhupathi lost 2-6, 4-6. The Indian duo couldn’t be able to pose much threat against their higher seed opponents as they performed in patches, which was not enough for them to go through the quarters.

The Federer-Wawrinka pair had gotten into the lead on Friday as they won the first set 6-2. They carried on their good performance as they sealed the second set 6-4 with ease. Earlier on Thursday, rain played spoilsport with the Indian pair trailing 1-4 to the Swiss pair, when play was stopped. But the Indians could not use the break to get back into the groove as their Olympics medal dream went up in smoke.

The ‘Indian Express’ were playing together after a gap of four years and now it remains to be seen whether they will ever pair again in the twilight of their careers.

This also ends the Indian challenge in the tennis competition at the Olympics 2008 as Sania Mirza has already been defeated in both singles and doubles.

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