Bhupathi-Knowles lose in semis

Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles of Bahamas failed to keep up their stunning form as they went down to Israel's Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram in the semi-final of the men's doubles at the Australian Open.

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The sixth seeds, who had knocked out top seeded pair of Mike and Bob Bryan in the earlier round, lost 4-6, 4-6 to the Israeli duo in Melbourne on Thursday.

Erlich-Ram, seeded eighth, will meet Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra of France in the final. Wimbledon champions Llodra-Clement beat South African duo Jeff Coetzee and Wesley Moodie 6-3, 7-6 in the other semi-final.

Bhupathi and Sania Mirza and will take on the eighth seeds Nathalie Dechy of France and Andy Ram in the semi-final of the mixed doubles on Friday.