California, Mar 14 (UNI) Indian tennis ace Yuki Bhambri's strong run at the BNP Paribas Open came to an end in the third round against America's Sam Querrey in the three-set thriller here on Wednesday.
The world no 110, who has stunned world No 12 Lucas Pouille in the second round, lost 7-6(4), 4-6, 4-6 in a match lasting 2 hours and 22 minutes. It was a close fight, with only a 10-point difference between the two in the end; Querrey won 111 to Bhambri’s 101, a difference of 52 to 48 per cent(s).
The second set followed a different pattern as a tiring Bhambri could not sustain the momentum and intensity as the world No 21 powered on. Querrey, who was a semi-finalist at Wimbledon and reached the US Open quarters, was a little better at the clutch moments, giving away only three break points. Two of these were converted by Bhambri, but the more telling stat was that he faced a break of serve 15 times, saving 11 of those breakpoints.