Somdev Devvarman crash out of US Open

A profligate Somdev Devvarman squandered chances galore to crash out of US Open singles even as Sania Mirza advanced in the women's doubles and mixed doubles events in New York at Fushing Meadows.

Somdev, who was trailing by two sets, staged a dramatic comeback by blanking 23rd seed German Philipp Kohlschreiber in the third set but eventually lost his second round encounter 3-6 4-6 6-0 2-6 after a close to three-hour battle on Thursday night.

With Somdev's defeat, Indian challenge ended in the singles events. Sania is already out of singles after

suffering one of the worst defeats of her career in the second round against Italian friend Flavia Pennetta.