Leander Paes [ Images ] and his French partner Nathalie Dechy's [ Images ] run ended in the mixed doubles event of the Australian Open [ Images ] as they bowed out in the semi-finals.

The Indo-French duo lost to sixth seeds Daniel Nestor [ Images ] of Canada [ Images ] and Elena Likhovtseva of Russia [ Images ] 6-3, 4-6, 6-7 (4/10).