By IANS
Sydney : The Indian challenge at the Medibank International Tennis 2008 at the Sydney Olympic Park ended Wednesday, when Mahesh Bhupathi and his partner Mark Knowles were ousted in the first round by Czech pair Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek.
Bhupathi and Knowles lost 4-6, 4-6 in just under an hour and a quarter in the first round.
On Tuesday, Czech pair Pavel Vizner and Martin Damm eliminated Leander Paes and Paul Hanley of Australia 7-6 (5), 6-4.
On Wednesday French pair Richard Gasquet and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga knocked out fourth seeds Vizner and Damm. Gasquet and Tsonga won 6-3, 3-6, 10-5.