French Open 2025: Yuki Bhambri-Robert Galloway Stun Seventh Seeds To Enter Third Round
India's Yuki Bhambri and his American partner Robert Galloway advanced to the third round of the French Open men's doubles with a thrilling three-set victory over seventh seeds Nikola Mektic and Michael Venus in Paris on Friday. The Indo-American duo displayed nerves of steel to edge past the Croatian-Kiwi pair 6-7(4), 7-6(7), 6-3 in a closely-contested second-round match that lasted two hours and 32 minutes at the Roland Garros. Bhambri and Galloway will next face the ninth-seeded American pair of Christian Harrison and Evan King for a place in the quarterfinals.
Bhambri and Galloway had edged out Robin Haase and Hendrik Jebens 6-3 6-7(8) 6-3 in the first round match.
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Later in the day, India's Rohan Bopanna and N Sriram Balaji, along with Balaji's Mexican partner Miguel Reyes-Varela, will also be in action in the men's doubles.
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