Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi went down in the doubles semi-finals of the $2.7 million Pacific Open ATP Tennis Masters in Indian Wells, California, on Friday.

Bhupathi and Belarussian Mirnyi, the second seeds, lost in straight sets 4-6, 4-6 to the Zimbabwean pair of Wayne Black and Kevin Ulyett.

Black and Ulyett are among some of the probable Olympic combinations playing in the tournament.

Leander Paes paired with David Rikl of the Czech Republic had lost to another Athens prospects, wild card Yves Allegro and Roger Federer of Switzerland, in the opening round.

Next up on the ATP calendar is the Nasdaq-100 Open Tennis Masters in Miami beginning March 24, where Paes and Rikl finished runners-up last year.