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The 19-time Grand Slam champion outlasted 70th-ranked US 19-year-old Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 in a shockingly tough battle that boosted his hopes of a deep run on the New York hardcourts.

Having lost crucial six months last season due to tennis elbow injury, Yuki Bhambri made a good impression early in the season as he literally toyed with Ramkumar Ramanathan, who disappointed with his lacklustre show.

Saketh Myneni would need a herculean effort to make a winning start to the new season after being drawn against Mikhail Youzhny in Chennai Open Round 1

Novak Djokovic was handed a walkover with an arm injury in the second round by Jiri Vesely, while Mikhail Youzhny lasted just six games and 32 minutes before calling it quits with a hamstring injury in Friday's third round

Novak Djokovic's third round opponent Mikhail Youzhny retired in the first set while Rafael Nadal romped in to the last 16 with a straight sets win over Russian Andrey Kuznetsov

World No.1 Novak Djokovic will take on Mikhail Youzhny while Spain's Rafael Nadal will be up against Andrey Kuznetsov in the US Open

Damir Dzumhur from Sarajevo had two of the biggest wins in his career -- over former top tenners Mikhail Youzhny and Marcos Baghdatis -- to reach the third round in Paris. Roger Federer was too much for him to cope with on Friday as he lost 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.

Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea advanced after Cypriot-Russian combination of Marcos Baghdatis and Mikhail Youzhny pulled out of the draw.

Roger Federer defeated Mikhail Youzhny, his regular sparring partner, in the first round of the Dubai Open. He is on a comeback trail after a shock third round loss in Melbourne.

Roger Federer's lively 6-3, 6-1 win over Mikhail Youzhny, a regular sparring partner, in the first round of the Dubai Open helped him begin to rebuild after a dispiriting third round loss in Melbourne.

Rafael Nadal, the Spanish world number three, looking for matches after an injury-hit 2014, downed Russian journeyman Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in 1hr 50min and will next play American qualifier Tim Smyczek.

World number three, Rafael Nadal, recovering from injury, downed

Australian Mark Philippoussis beat Bangalore's Thomas Enqvist 6-4 in the legend's singles before home team's mixed doubles pair of Mikhail Youzhny and Martina Hingis - lost to power-packed combination of Venus Williams and Feliciano Lopez.

Nick Kyrgios, the man who famously sent Rafael Nadal crashing out of Wimbledon this year, picked up three code violations in his gruelling 7-5, 7-6 (7/4), 2-6, 7-6 (7/1) over the 21st seed Youzhny, a semi-finalist in 2006 and 2010.

High seeds and big names fended off calamity in a stream of matches that turned out more adventurous than expected.

The 19-time Grand Slam champion outlasted 70th-ranked US 19-year-old Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 in a shockingly tough battle that boosted his hopes of a deep run on the New York hardcourts.

Having lost crucial six months last season due to tennis elbow injury, Yuki Bhambri made a good impression early in the season as he literally toyed with Ramkumar Ramanathan, who disappointed with his lacklustre show.

Saketh Myneni would need a herculean effort to make a winning start to the new season after being drawn against Mikhail Youzhny in Chennai Open Round 1

Novak Djokovic was handed a walkover with an arm injury in the second round by Jiri Vesely, while Mikhail Youzhny lasted just six games and 32 minutes before calling it quits with a hamstring injury in Friday's third round

Novak Djokovic's third round opponent Mikhail Youzhny retired in the first set while Rafael Nadal romped in to the last 16 with a straight sets win over Russian Andrey Kuznetsov

World No.1 Novak Djokovic will take on Mikhail Youzhny while Spain's Rafael Nadal will be up against Andrey Kuznetsov in the US Open

Damir Dzumhur from Sarajevo had two of the biggest wins in his career -- over former top tenners Mikhail Youzhny and Marcos Baghdatis -- to reach the third round in Paris. Roger Federer was too much for him to cope with on Friday as he lost 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.

Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea advanced after Cypriot-Russian combination of Marcos Baghdatis and Mikhail Youzhny pulled out of the draw.

Roger Federer defeated Mikhail Youzhny, his regular sparring partner, in the first round of the Dubai Open. He is on a comeback trail after a shock third round loss in Melbourne.

Roger Federer's lively 6-3, 6-1 win over Mikhail Youzhny, a regular sparring partner, in the first round of the Dubai Open helped him begin to rebuild after a dispiriting third round loss in Melbourne.

Rafael Nadal, the Spanish world number three, looking for matches after an injury-hit 2014, downed Russian journeyman Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in 1hr 50min and will next play American qualifier Tim Smyczek.

World number three, Rafael Nadal, recovering from injury, downed

Australian Mark Philippoussis beat Bangalore's Thomas Enqvist 6-4 in the legend's singles before home team's mixed doubles pair of Mikhail Youzhny and Martina Hingis - lost to power-packed combination of Venus Williams and Feliciano Lopez.

Nick Kyrgios, the man who famously sent Rafael Nadal crashing out of Wimbledon this year, picked up three code violations in his gruelling 7-5, 7-6 (7/4), 2-6, 7-6 (7/1) over the 21st seed Youzhny, a semi-finalist in 2006 and 2010.

High seeds and big names fended off calamity in a stream of matches that turned out more adventurous than expected.