Leander Paes out of Chennai Open, thanks to ill partner

The second-seeded Indo-Spanish pair was set to play Austin Krajicek and Benoit Paire in the quarterfinals.

New Delhi: Indian tennis legend Leander Paes's campaign at the 2016 Chennai Open ended in an usual way today after his doubles partner Marcel Granollers fails to recover from an illness.

The second-seeded Indo-Spanish pair was set to play Austin Krajicek (USA) and Benoit Paire (FRA) in the quarterfinals today.

Confirming the pull-out, Chennai Open tweeted:

BREAKING: @M_Granollers & @Leander withdraw from #ACO2016 Doubles as the Spaniard is suffering from an illness

— Aircel Chennai Open (@chennaiopen) January 7, 2016

Paes and Granollers had beaten Taro Daniel and John Millman in the opening round on Tuesday.