NEW YORK: Indian tennis player Yuki Bhambri, along with his partner from New Zealand Michael Venus, has advanced to the men’s doubles semi-finals in the Grand Slam.
In a thrilling match at the US Open, Bhambri and Venus outplayed the 11th-seeded duo of Nikola Mektic and Rajeev Ram, winning by 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in 2 hours and 37 minutes. The indian-kiwi duo will take on Neal Skupski and Joe Salisbury in the semi-finals.
Currently ranked World No. 32 in men’s doubles, Bhambri holds the distinction of being India’s highest-ranked player in the category. With this win, he has scripted history by reaching his first-ever Grand Slam semifinal in doubles.
Rated among the top nations in the world right now, Bhambri is India’s top-ranked player in men’s doubles, ranking 32nd in the world. After winning this fixture, he has made history by making it to his first Grand Slam doubles semifinal.
Bhambri had previously only managed to reach the pre-quarterfinals of the US Open in 2024, when he played alongside French partner Albano Olivetti.
Bhambri stormed to his maiden Grand Slam quarter-finals at the US Open in the Men’s doubles alongside his partner from New Zealand, Michael Venus. Yuki and Venus defeated the No. 4 seeds Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz in one hour and 23 minutes by a 6-4, 6-4 score line to move into the final eight.
Earlier, Bhambri and Venus stormed into the men’s doubles pre-quarterfinals at the US Open 2025 in New York on Monday. The 14th-seeded pair registered a commanding 6-1, 7-5 win over the unseeded duo of Colombia’s Gonzalo Escobar and Mexico’s Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela in one hour and 25 minutes at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre.
Bhambri and Venus made a flying start, breaking their opponents twice to take an early 3-0 lead before comfortably sealing the first set 6-1.
Escobar and Reyes-Varela offered stronger resistance in the second set, but Bhambri and Venus held their nerve to clinch it 7-5, securing their place in the last 16.
They will next face the fourth-seeded German duo of Tim Puetz and Kevin Krawietz.In their opener, Bhambri and Venus had eased past the American pair of Marcos Giron and Learner Tien with a 6-0, 6-3 victory. (ANI)
