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Bopanna out of Australian Open after mixed doubles loss

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Press Trust of India Melbourne
Last Updated : Jan 29 2013 | 2:34 PM IST

Bopanna, already out of the men's doubles event, and Hsieh went down 2-6 3-6 the Czech-Polish combination of the Kveta Peschke and Marcin Matkowski.

The 56-minute clash was completely dominated by Peschke and Matkowski, who did not concede a single break of serve during the match.

In the first set, which lasted a mere 20 minutes, the Czech-Polish pair broke Bopanna and Hsieh twice and sent down 11 winners to set the tempo for the game.

The second set followed a similar script as Peschke and Matkowski clinched the crucial a break of serve to seal the issue in their favour.

Bopanna was the only Indian in action today at the year's first Grand Slam.

  

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First Published: Jan 23 2013 | 9:55 AM IST

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