Somdev crashes out,Bopanna experiences mixed day at US Open 2013

Bhupathi,partnering comeback girl Martina Hingis in the mixed doubles event,lost 6-7 5 6-7 5 to Yung-Jan Chan and Robert Lindstedt in the first round.

Bhupathi has already exited from the men8217;s doubles,so it is end of road for him at the last Grand Slam of the season,which is the last for the veteran Indian.

Bopanna had sweet-sour day as he advanced in the men8217;s doubles but suffered a shock first round exit in the mixed doubles along with third seed German partner Julia Goerges.

Partnering Edourad Roger-Vasselin in the men8217;s doubles,the sixth seed Indo-French team beat American pair of Bradley Klahn and Sam Querrey 6-2 6-4.

Bopanna joined Leander Paes and Divij Sharan in the men8217;s doubles second round. They next clash with Russians Nikolay Davydenko and Mikhail Elgin.

However,disappointment was in store for Bopanna in the mixed doubles as he and Goerges,seeded third lost 7-6 1 2-6 6-10 to America8217;s Abigail Spears and Santiago Gonzalez of

Mexico.

Also exiting from the mixed doubles was Sania Mirza.

The unseeded team of Sania and Romania8217;s Horia Tecau suffered a 6-4 6-7 10-12 4-10 defeat at the hands of eight seeds Lizel Huber of America and Marcelo Melo of Brazil.