Leander Paes-Rafael Nadal bow out of Paris Masters

PARIS: Indian tennis star Leander Paes partnering Spanish great Rafael Nadal bowed out of the Paris Masters after going down in straight sets in their men's doubles opening round match here.

The Indo-Spanish pair lost 3-6 4-6 to Dominic Inglot of Great Britain and Sweden's Robert Lindstedt.

The experienced British-Swedish combination took just an hour and two minutes to get the better of Paes and Nadal here last night.