Bopanna-Erlich ousted from French Open

Rohan Bopanna and Jonathan Erlich crashed out of the men8217;s double event of the French Open after suffering a 4-6,6-7 10 defeat at the hands of Guillermo Garcia Lopez and Sergio Roitman.

After conceding the first set,the Indo-Israeli duo had a good chance to draw level as they were leading 4-1 at one stage but allowed the Spanish-Argetine pair to claw their back.

Guillermo and Sergio stretched the second set to a tie-breaker and converted their third match point to seal the fate of Bopanna and Erlich.

Indian men8217;s doubles hopes now rest on veterans Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi who have paired with different partners.