Paes-Dlouhy crash out in second round again

India's Leander Paes and Czech Lukas Dlouhy crashed out to Czech Frantisek Cermak and Michal Mertinak of Sovakia 3-6, 3-6, in the second round of the Sony Ericsson Open tennis doubles.

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India's Leander Paes and Czech Lukas Dlouhy crashed out to Czech Frantisek Cermak and Michal Mertinak of Sovakia 3-6, 3-6, in the second round of the Sony Ericsson Open tennis doubles.

The loss on Tuesday was the second successive second-round exit for Paes and Dlouhy, seeded fourth here, having lost at the same stage at Indian Wells last week.

Cermak and Mertinak next play Australia's Ashley Fisher and Stephen Huss.