Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski beat Murray and Ross Hutchins 7-5 3-6 6-3 6-2.
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The tournament began with a surprise in the doubles when defending champions and top seeds Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic lost to Polish eighth seeds Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski.
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Hutchins also struggled on his serve and found himself break point down serving to stay in the set at 2-5, but although he held his nerve, Matkowski was rock solid on his serve to give Poland the third set.