Mahesh Bhupathi [ Images ] and Max Mirnyi [ Images ] went down in the doubles semi-finals of the $2.7 million Pacific Open ATP Tennis Masters in Indian Wells, California, on Friday.

Bhupathi and Belarussian Mirnyi, the second seeds, lost in straight sets 4-6, 4-6 to the Zimbabwean pair of Wayne Black and Kevin Ulyett.

Black and Ulyett are among some of the probable Olympic [ Images ] combinations playing in the tournament.

Leander Paes [ Images ] paired with David Rikl of the Czech Republic had lost to another Athens prospects, wild card Yves Allegro and Roger Federer [ Images ] of Switzerland [ Images ], in the opening round.

Next up on the ATP calendar is the Nasdaq-100 Open Tennis Masters in Miami [ Images ] beginning March 24, where Paes and Rikl finished runners-up last year.