Federer dumped by Benneteau

Federer took the first set when Benneteaus backhand return hit the net,but the Frenchman found his range in the second set and dominated the tiebreaker,levelling the match with a low return that landed just inside the baseline. I didnt have my rhythm from the baseline. Every time I had a chance he was winning the point, Federer said.

Benneteau forced mistakes on Federers backhand as the Swiss rushed his shots in the decider. Benneteau broke early and then held to lead 3-1. Federer missed his chance in the fifth game when Benneteau saved two break points,and held for 4-2. He smacked a two-handed crosscourt winner past a startled Federer to set up two match points,acing the first one. He,however, lost to fellow Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-4 6-3 in the third round on Thursday.

Bhupathi,Paes lose

The third seeded pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Bahamian Mark Knowles lost 6-4 6-7 (6) 10-7 to the Swede-Australian pair of Simon Aspelin and Paul Hanley,while Leander Paes and his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy went down 6-7 (5) 6-4 10-5 to Jordan Kerr and Travis Parrott.