Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil returns a shot to Raemon Sluiter of the Netherlands at the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Miami, March 21, 2007.(Xinhua/Reuters File Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    BRASILIA, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Gustavo Kuerten did not have as much luck as before on Wednesday in the men's doubles tournament of the Santa Catarina Challenger.

    Along side his 15-year-old partner Tiago Fernandes, Kuerten was beaten by fellow Brazilians Julio Silva and Rogerio Dutra Silva 6-2, 6-3.

    "The game was quite different from yesterday. There wasn't nearly as much energy in the atmosphere due to the small crowd. Itwas harder to concentrate in the improvised conditions," said Kuerten after Wednesday's loss.

    Due to the heavy rains in the state of city of Florianopolis, the match was moved from an outdoor stadium to a covered stadium with less seating capacity.

    In the game, the rivals took advantage of the lack of experience of Fernandes and attacked the net as much as possible.

    Guga joked around with the youngster in an attempt to kill his nervousness, but to no avail.

    Julio and Rogerio played a solid game from the first serve on. Kuerten and Fernandes seemed to have run out of gas and were unable to keep up with their compatriots.

    After the game, the former No. 1 of the tennis world claimed that he was tired.

    "Tlthough we lost, it was worth it. It was a tough match and I was quite tired," he said.

    On Thursday, Guga will return to the singles tournament to face the Brazilian, Franco Ferriero in the second round of the Santa Catarina Challenger.