For years, actually, Federer has dealt with questions about when he might retire. In part, that's because elite tennis players often used to become not-so-elite by the time they passed the age of 30.
Federer saved the first eight break points he faced before finally faltering by pushing a forehand long on the ninth.
Bhambri, who is world No 96 lost 3-6 6-7 (3-7) 5-7 to Frenchman Herbert in a match that lasted nearly two and half hours.
He was not even one and half hour into his first match at Flushing Meadows in two years, and while Djokovic eventually would get past Marton Fucsovics 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 Tuesday, it was a bit of an ordeal.
Serena Williams scored a 6-4, 6-0 victory over 68th-ranked Magda Linette of Poland under the lights at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Murray hadn't played in a Grand Slam tournament since Wimbledon last year, before needing hip surgery that has limited him to just eight matches this year.
Halep was beaten 6-2, 6-4 by 44th-ranked Kaia Kanepi of Estonia on Monday in a match that was stunningly lopsided and lasted all of 76 minutes.
The top in both the WTA and ATP rankings remain unchanged with all the players holding on to their spots.
The Swiss maestro had won five titles in a row in Flushing Meadows and was a game away from a sixth in 2009 when Juan Martin del Potro pulled out a fourth-set tiebreaker, then won the fifth set.
The star duo of India Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan beat Kazakhstan's Aleksandr Bublik and Denis Yevseyev by 6-3, 6-4 in final.
If the sisters do play each other, the winner might face no. 1 ranked Simona Halep in the fourth round.
Unlike other sports, tennis players cannot do without pocket-less shorts as they have to keep spare balls in them.
She lost against China's Shuai Zhang by 4-6, 6-7 at the semifinals and settled for the bronze.
A six-player team from Europe will face a team of players from the rest of the world in the second year of the competition on Sept. 21-23.
The Indians bounced back losing the first set before going down in the super tie-break. The eventual scoreline read 4-6, 6-3, 5-10.
Djokovic finally mastered the one tournament that's eluded him, beating nemesis Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday.
Enraged by his poor play at the outset, Djokovic slammed his racket on the court and rallied for a 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Milos Raonic.
Djokovic came to Cincinnati hoping to build on the momentum of his Wimbledon title and get in shape for a deep run in the U.S. Open.
Paes was already miffed at his exclusion from TOP Scheme but had made himself available for the Asian Games, where he has won eight medals, including five gold.
There is still uncertainty over whom the 18-time Grand Slam champion will partner in the doubles, with Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan expected to play together.
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