Paes – Hingis pair out of Australian Open

Indian tennis ace Leander Paes and his Swiss partner Martina Hingis crashed out of the mixed doubles competition of the Australian Open with a straight-set defeat in the quarterfinals here on Thursday.

Paes and Hingis lost 3-6 2-6 to the local pair of Sam Groth and Samantha Stosur  in a quarterfinal match that lasted 55 minutes.