By Jilawatan

Sania Mirza’s doubles campaign in the $600,000 Aegon International in Eastbourne ended in the first round when she and Taipei partner Chia-Jung Chuang lost 5-7, 4-6 to fourth seeded Australian pair of Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs.

In the men’s doubles, second-seeded Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles suffered a quarter final defeat, 6-7 (4-7) 4-6, to Travis Parrott and Filip Polasek on Wednesday.

Top seeds Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy lost to Polish pair of Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski,1-6, 6-7 (3-7), on Tuesday.

Meanwhile in Wimbledon, Somdev Dev Varman reached the main draw of the men’s doubles.