Mahesh-Elena pair bows out

LONDON, JULY 8. India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Elena Likhovtseva of Russia were beaten comprehensively by Mike Bryan of United States and Liezel Huber of South Africa in the mixed doubles semifinals in the Wimbledon championships here on Sunday.

The Indo-Russian pair went down 2-6, 2-6 after resuming the match on Sunday, down 1-2 in the first set.

Bhupathi and Likhovtseva had beaten Mike's twin brother Bob Bryan and Lisa McShea in a dramatic quarterfinal but it turned out to be a case of If-Bob-doesn't-get-you, Mike-will!

Likhovtseva's serve was the weak link in the first set and early in the second before Bhupathi himself lost serve in the long fifth game of the second set. He and Likhovtseva fought off five breakpoints but succumbed on the sixth.

Then Likhovtseva fended off three matchpoints to hold to 2-5 before Huber served out the match in the next game.

- Our Tennis Correspondent

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