Leander Paes [Images] and Ninad Zimonjic faltered against their lower ranked opponents in the semifinals of the 2.1-million-euro ATP Tennis Masters in Hamburg, Germany [Images].
The sixth seed Indo-Serbian duo lost to Michael Llodra and Fabrice Santoro of France [Images], seeded eighth, 6-3, 6-2 in the last four stage.
Paes-Zimonjic had defeated third seeds Bob and Mike Bryan in the quarterfinals.
Mahesh Bhupathi [Images] and Todd Woodbridge had crashed out in the third round of the clay court event, which is a tune up to the French Open Grand Slam starting on May 23.
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