French Open 2025: Yuki Bhambri - Robert Galloway pair in third round
Yuki Bhambri reacts during his doubles match at the 2025 French Open. (Instagram)
Paris: India's Yuki Bhambri and American Robert Galloway weathered an up-and-down opening set before pulling through in two-hours and 32-minutes with a 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-3 upset win over the seventh seeds Croatia's Nikola Mektic and Kiwi Michael Venus in the
French Open
men's doubles second round.
Bhambri and Galloway, both 32, and ranked 41 and 38, started well, jumping to a 3-0 lead and extending it to 4-2 before the seeded combine hit back with some sharp tennis. In the second set tie-break, Mektic and Venus led 3-1, and at 4-3 were just three points from wrapping up the match, but Bhambri and Galloway won six of the next seven points to level set scores.
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In the decider the Indo-American pairing broke early to take a 3-0 lead and didn't look back.
'The first set in particular was up-and-down, we went ahead and couldn't sustain it, but that happens on a clay court. It is difficult to consistently hold serve,' he said, adding, 'the second set was more consistent, both teams held serve and we did well in the tie-break.'
Bhambri, who played alongside Frenchman Albano Olivetti at Roland Garros last year, falling in the first hurdle, has taken some significant strides in his game this year, which includes making the third round here for the first time.
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Next up for Bhambri and Galloway are the ninth-seeded Americans Christian Harrison and Evan King, a tricky righty-lefty combination.
'Another team with a standout season,' Bhambri said of the Harrison-King partnership that started the year with individual rankings around the 80 mark, but have since climbed to 21 and 18. 'It (third round) is going to be a tough match, but it's definitely winnable.'
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