Bhupathi-Knowles make an early exit at Hamburg Masters

Mahesh Bhupathi and his partner Mark Knowles lost in straightsets to bow out of the Euro 2,270,000 Hamburg ATP Master Series event here onTuesday. The Indo-Bahamian duo lost 2-6 3-6 against the Americanpair of James Blake and Mardy Fish in the pre-quarterfinal tie. TheIndian in fray, Leander Paes and his new Spanish partner Tommy Robredo got a byein their first round. They next face the formidable third seedIsraeli duo of Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram in the pre-quarterfinals.