Mahesh Bhupathi [ Images ] and his partner Mark Knowles [ Images ] lost in straight sets and bowed out of the Euro 2,270,000 Hamburg ATP Masters Series on Tuesday.

The Indo-Bahamian duo lost 2-6, 3-6 to the American pair of James Blake [ Images ] and Mardy Fish [ Images ] in a pre-quarter-final match.

Leander Paes [ Images ], the other Indian in the fray, and his new Spanish partner Tommy Robredo [ Images ] got a first round bye.

They next face the formidable third seeded Israeli duo of Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram [ Images ] in the pre-quarter-finals.