Bollipalli and his Colombian partner Nicolas Barrientos too fought tooth and nail against sixth seeds British pair Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski but lost their second round 4-6 6-7 (9) in one hour and 47 minutes.

Rohan Bopanna had exited the competition with a first round defeat.

India’s challenge is still alive in the grass court major with Yuki Bhambri to compete in his second round later in the day.

Meanwhile in the boys’ singles, Krish Tyagi made a first round exit with a 3-6 3-6 defeat against Czech Republic’s Jan Kumstat. PTI AT AT KHS