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India’s Yuki Bhambri and American Robert Galloway advanced to Wimbledon men’s doubles second round as Rohan Bopanna and Sander Gille lost.
Wimbledon: , Yuki Bhambri with Rohan Bopanna and Sander Gille (X)
India’s Yuki Bhambri and his American partner Robert Galloway advanced to the second round of the men’s doubles event at Wimbledon with a straight-sets victory over Romain Arneodo of Monaco and Manuel Guinard of France on Wednesday.
The 16th-seeded Indo-American pair triumphed over Arneodo and Guinard 7-6(8) 6-4 in a first-round match that lasted one hour and 49 minutes.
The 16th-seeded Indo-American built on their performance following their runner-up finish at the Mallorca Open leading up to the Grand Slam.
Bhambri looked sharp throughout the game and complemented Galloway perfectly as they started strong from the beginning. Bhambri and his teammate had the chance to break their opponents’ serve and take the first set 7-5, but couldn’t capitalize despite having two set points. However, they made no further mistakes and went on to secure the first set.
Guinard had an injury scare in the second set, falling to the ground clutching his back and neck, but continued to compete. Bhambri and Galloway remained focused and secured the victory.
Yuki and Galloway will next face the winners of the match between the Dutch duo of Robin Haase and Jean-Julien Rojer, and the American Marcos Giron and Nuno Borges of Portugal in the second round.
Veteran Rohan Bopanna and his Belgian partner Sander Gille lost to third-seeded German pair Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz 3-6, 4-6 in the first round of the men’s doubles event.
Bopanna’s exit comes after a mixed 2025 so far. He and his partner, Adam Pavlasek, reached the third round of the French Open before being knocked out. Additionally, he partnered with Zhang Shuai in the Australian Open mixed doubles, reaching the quarterfinals.
Another Indian, Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli, and his Colombian partner Nicolás Barrientos got the better of Alexandre Muller of France and Belgium’s David Goffin 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(11) in their opening-round match.
Any Other Indian In Fray?
Additionally, Indian N Sriram Balaji and his Mexican partner Miguel Reyes-Varela will face Aleksandar Kovacevic and Learner Tien in the first round of the men’s doubles competition. The match was orignally scheduled for Wednesday but had to be postedponned for Thursday due to earlier matches starting late owning to rain.
(With inputs from Agencies)
Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. Ocassionally writes on cricket content, ha…Read More
Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. Ocassionally writes on cricket content, ha… Read More
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