India's [ Images ] Mahesh Bhupathi [ Images ] and Todd Woodbridge of Australia [ Images ] saw their challenge in the 2.1 million Euro ATP Masters event in Hamburg come to a tame end when they were beaten in straight sets in the quarterfinals.

The fifth seed Indo-Australian pair went down against second seed Jonas Bjorkman [ Images ] of Sweden and Max Mirnyi [ Images ] of Belarus 2-6, 3-6.

Bjorkman and Mirnyi now await the winner of the other quarterfinal between Australian pair of Wayne Arthurs/Paul Hanley [ Images ] and Mario Ancic/Ivan Ljubicic of Crotia.

The sixth seeded pair of Leander Paes [ Images ] and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia-Montenegro received a bye in the first round and would meet German wild card entrants Nicolas Kiefer [ Images ] and Alexander Waske.