Bob and Mike Bryan upset in Round 3

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If Bob and Mike Bryan could put any positive spin on their earliest exit from the Australian Open in 11 years, it's that their loss shows how competitive the doubles game has become -- and perhaps how wrong John McEnroe was in his assessment of it.

The Bryans, the tops seeds and defending champions, lost in the third round Monday to American Eric Butorac and South African Raven Klaasen 7-6 (9), 6-4.

"We like coming down here and starting the year hot and I don't think we played terribly,'' Mike Bryan said. ``It's just the margins are really small.''

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