Zhang/Machac beaten despite fightback in men's doubles third round at Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's Zhang Zhizhen and his Czech partner Tomas Machac's run at the Australian Open is over on Monday after they were beaten in the men's doubles third round.

Zhang and Machac fought back from a set down but were defeated by the 15th seeds Hugo Nys and Edouard Roger-Vasselin in their third round match at Melbourne Park.

The Monegasque-French pair were victorious 6-3, 3-6,