Bopanna-Erlich bow out

Rohan Bopanna and Jonathan Erlich crashed out of the men's doubles at the French Open after 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 led 4-1 at one stage, but allowed the Spanish-Argetine pair to claw their way 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 men's doubles hopes now rest on veterans Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi who have paired with different partners.