Yuki Bhambri’s run at the BNP Paribas Open came to an end following his defeat to American World No. 21 Sam Querrey in the third round, here on Tuesday.
The Indian, ranked 110, pushed his opponent before bowing out with a 7-6(4), 6-4, 6-4 loss, which came after an intense battle lasting two hours and 20 minutes.
The 45 points he earned by making the third round and 16 from the qualifying event, are likely to push Bhambri back to top-100 when the new rankings are issued on Monday.
Elsewhere, Philipp Kohlschreiber upset second seed Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-4 to advance, while sixth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro fended off veteran Spaniard David Ferrer 6-4, 7-6(3), who battled gamely but was ultimately worn down by del Potro’s big serve and punishing forehand.
Caroline Wozniacki blew any chance she had to overtake Simona Halep as World No. 1 after losing 6-4, 7-5 to Darya Kasatkina in the fourth round.
A day after beating her sister Serena, veteran Venus Williams moved past Anastasija Sevastova 7-6(6), 6-4.
The results:
Men: Third round: Feliciano Lopez bt Jack Sock 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-4; Sam Querrey bt Yuki Bhambri 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4; Marcos Baghdatis bt Dudi Sela 7-6(5), 6-4; Milos Raonic bt Joao Sousa 7-5, 4-6, 6-2.
Juan Martin Del Potro bt David Ferrer 6-4, 7-6(3); Leonardo Mayer bt Taro Daniel 6-4, 6-1.
Pierre-Hugues Herbert bt Gael Monfils 6-2, 3-1 retd.; Philipp Kohlschreiber bt Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-4.
Women: Fourth round: Angelique Kerber bt Caroline Garcia 6-1, 6-1; Simona Halep bt Wang Qiang 7-5, 6-1; Petra Martic bt Marketa Vondrousova 6-3, 7-6(4).
Naomi Osaka bt Maria Sakkari 6-1, 5-7, 6-1; Karolina Pliskova bt Amanda Anisimova 6-1, 7-6(2); Venus Williams bt Anastasija Sevastova 7-6(6), 6-4; Carla Suarez Navarro bt Danielle Collins 6-2, 6-4; Darya Kasatkina bt Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 7-5.