Injured Bhupathi pulls out of mixed doubles

Bhupathi, who strained his calf muscle earlier this year, aggravated the injury in the quarterfinal match against France's Virginie Razzano and Rogier Wassen.

Mahesh Bhupathi's French Open campaign in mixed doubles ended in a heartbreak as he pulled out of the semifinal on Thursday due to an injury.

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Bhupathi, who was partnering China's Jie Zheng, was scheduled to play top seeds Katarina Srebotnik of Slovakia and Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic for a place in the final. Bhupathi, who strained his calf muscle earlier this year, aggravated the injury in the quarterfinal match against France's Virginie Razzano and Rogier Wassen.