Paes-Damm ousted

The Indo-Czech pair of Leander Paes and Martin Damm squandered a first set lead to bow out of Euro 2,082,500 BNP Paribas Masters tournament.

Paes-Damm went down fighting against Jeff Coetzee of South Africa and Rogier Wassen of Netherlands 6-3, 6-75, 9-11 in the first round match here yesterday. The number five team in the Stanford ATP Doubles Race next play in the season ending prestigious Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai. It will be their second consecutive Tennis Masters Cup.