▁Pur av ▁R aja ▁and ▁Div ij ▁Sh aran ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁A irc el ▁Chen na i ▁Open ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁With ▁this ▁loss , ▁Pa es ▁moved ▁down ▁to ▁ 6 4 th ▁in ▁doubles ▁ranks . ▁Though ▁India ▁won ▁their ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁tie ▁against ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁Pa es ▁and ▁his ▁last ▁minute ▁partner , ▁V ish nu ▁V ard han , ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ers ▁Ar tem ▁Sit ak / Michael ▁Ven us . ▁Pa es ▁and ▁R oh an ▁B op anna ▁were ▁kept ▁as ▁res erves ▁by ▁new , ▁non - play ing ▁captain ▁Mah esh ▁Bh up ath i ▁for ▁the ▁tie ▁against ▁U z bek istan . ▁Event ually , ▁Pa es ▁was ▁dropped ▁from ▁final ▁four , ▁which ▁created ▁controvers y . ▁Pa es ▁reached ▁the ▁sem is ▁of ▁the ▁Dub ai ▁Open ▁and ▁at ▁Del ray ▁Beach . ▁Pa es , ▁with ▁Ad il ▁Sh am as din , ▁won ▁the ▁Leon ▁Ch allen ger ▁in ▁Mexico . ▁With ▁this ▁victory , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁ 5 3 rd ▁in ▁the ▁doubles ▁rank ings . ▁He ▁then ▁pa ired ▁with ▁Scott ▁Li ps ky ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁T alla has see ▁Ch allen ger ▁title ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁ 4 9 th . ▁Pa es ▁and ▁Sh am as din ▁won ▁the ▁A eg on ▁Il k ley ▁Ch allen ger , ▁and ▁Pa es ▁moved ▁to ▁ 6 2 nd ▁in ▁the ▁rank ings . ▁Pa es