Paes-Zverev bow out of Cincinnati Open tennis
Basil, Aug 16 (IANS) India tennis star Leander Paes and his German partner Alexander Zverev bowed out of the Cincinnati Open, losing their men’s doubles first round match here on Wednesday
The Indo-German pair was outplayed by Spanish duo of Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez 6-2 6(2)-7 6-10 at Court 11 here.
The Spanish pair will now take on fourth seeded American twins Bob and Mike Bryan in the second round.
“I know him (Paes) quite well. He’s a good guy. Unfortunately we lost today but it was fun playing with him,” Zverev was quoted as saying by Association of Tennis Professionals’ official website.