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[caption id="attachment_18437" align="alignnone" width="580"] Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna made first round exit in the China Open on in respective mens doubles match. File Pic[/caption] Internet Desk: India’s challenge in the China Open came to an abrupt end as both Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna crashed out in the first round with their respective partners in the doubles on Monday. Seeded third, Bopanna and his Canadian partner Daniel Nestor were beaten by Spanish duo of Rafael Nadal and Pablo Carreno Busta in straight sets with the scoreline reading 6-7(3) 4-6. Leander Paes, partnering Germany's Andre Begemann were shown the door later in the day as they lost to the American-Australian duo of Jack Sock and Bernard Tomic. The wildcards Paes and Begemann fought hard before going down 6-3 5-7 7-10 in the super tie-breaker as the USD 4,164,780 ATP 500 event came to end for both Indians.