Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna pair tasted a defeat in the Davis Cup doubles at the hands of Czechs Radek Stepanek and Adam Pavlasek in three sets 5-7, 2-6, 2-6 and registered a 2-1 lead over India in the
world group play-off tie. Paes won US Open mixed doubles last week and joined the team on Wednesday for the tie. He had two practice sessions with Bopanna.
