Bhambri first announced himself as a teenager in 2009, when he became Junior World No.1 and captured the Australian Open boys’ title. In 2018, he broke into the Top-100 in ATP singles, raising hopes of an Indian singles breakthrough.
With that, the 33-year-old Bhambri became the fourth Indian man in the Open era to reach a Grand Slam doubles semifinal, following Leander, Mahesh Bhupathi, and Rohan Bopanna.
Reflecting on his performance, Bhambri admitted the contest had tested them to the limit.
Seeded 14th, the Bhambri-Venus duo created a massive upset by defeating the No. 4-seeded German pair of Tim Pütz and Kevin Krawietz, last season’s finalists, 6-4, 6-4 in an hour and 24 minutes.
Bhambri, who is world No 96, lost 3-6 6-7 (3-7) 5-7 to Herbert in a match that lasted nearly two and half hours.
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The Indian pair of Yuki Bhambri and Divij Sharan advanced to the men’s doubles second round of the French Open…
The 25-year-old Indian saved 11 of the 15 breakpoints in the gruelling match.
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Bhambri overcame a first set lapse to tame Canadian Peter Polansky 1-6 6-3 6-3 in the third and final qualifying round.
