Rohan Bopanna and Jonathan Erlich crashed out of the men's doubles at the French Open [Images] 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 [Images] and Mahesh Bhupathi [Images] who have paired with different partners.
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