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Paes-Nestor ousted from Monte Carlo Masters
Monaco, April 16
Wildcard tennis pair of
Benoit Paire and Stan Wawrinka accounted for the Leander Paes and Daniel
Nestor as the Indo-Canadian combine lost their men's doubles second
round match to be ousted from the Monte Carlo Masters here on Thursday.
The
sixth seeds, who had received a first round bye, lost 4-6, 6-7(4) in an
hour and seven minutes to the French-Swiss pair at the Monte Carlo
Country Club.
Paire and Wawrinka stunned Paes and Nestor with a
surprise win. The sixth seeds saved four breakpoints in the first set
but the wildcard pair were successful on their fifth attempt, the only
chance they needed to close the set in their favour.
The second
set was a more evenly matched contest. Though Paire and Wawrinka earned
two breakpoint chances, they were saved by the Indo-Canadian pair.
In the tiebreak, the wildcard combination raced away and closed the match in their first chance.
Singles World No.9 Wawrinka's powerful forehands proved to be the difference between the two teams.
Wawrinka and Paire had earlier beaten Paes' compatriot Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea in the first round.