Leander Paes [ Images ] and Mahesh Bhupathi [ Images ] had contrasting results in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters doubles on Wednesday.

While the former, in partnership with Australian Paul Hanley [ Images ], went down 4-6 6-3 10-3 to the second seeded Israeli duo of Andy Ram [ Images ] and Jonathan Erlich, Bhupathi, seeded fourth along with his Bahamas partner Mark Knowles [ Images ], scored a comfortable 6-4 6-3 win over the Brazilian pair of Andre Sa [ Images ] and M Melo.