Paes-Damm stunned, Bhupathi-Stepanek cruise

The third seeded Indo-Czech pair, the reigning US Open champions, goes down 3-6, 6-1, 3-6 to Michael Kohlmann and Rainer Schuettler.

Leander Paes and Martin Damm crashed out of the French Open men's doubles after a three-set loss in the second round on Saturday.

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The third seeded Indo-Czech pair, the reigning US Open champions, went down 3-6, 6-1, 3-6 to Michael Kohlmann and Rainer Schuettler of Germany.

Meanwhile, Mahesh Bhupathi and Radek Stepanek from the Czech Republic advanced to the third round, beating Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and Filippo Volandri of Italy 6-1 6-3.