Sania Mirza and her partner Bruno Soares lost their mixed doubles

The Indians had a disappointingouting in the US Open with both Leander Paes and Sania Mirzalosing their doubles matches with their respective partners.

Mixed doubles defending champions Sania and Bruno Soareslost 3-6, 3-6 to Czech Republic’s Andrea Hlavackova LukaszKubot in a first round contest lasting 65 minutes.

Earlier in the day yesterday, Leander Paes and FernandoVerdasco lost their second round match 5-7, 6-4, 3-6 tounseeded American giant-killing pair of Steve Johnson and SamQuerrey.

Paes and his Spanish partner Verdasco got the better ofGermans Florian Mayer and Frank Moder 6-2 6-3 in the openinground of the men’s doubles competition.

In women’s doubles, the top-seeded Indo-Swiss pair ofSania and Martina Hingis is scheduled to take on Swiss TimeaBacsinszky and her Taipei partner Chia-Jung Chuang in thesecond round.