NEW YORK, Sept 5: India’s Yuki Bhambri ended a semifinalist at the US Open men’s doubles event with partner Michael Venus, marking his deepest run at a Grand Slam tournament.
Bhambri went down 7-6 (2) 6-7(5) 4-6 in a thrilling contest against the experienced sixth seed British pair of Neal Skupski and Joe Salisbury, but not before scripting history of his own.
The 33-year-old Delhi player became only the sixth Indian man in the Open era to reach a Grand Slam doubles semifinals, after Anand Amritraj, Vijay Amritraj, Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna.
Sania Mirza is the only other Indian player to excel in doubles, becoming a world number one and winning tennis Majors.
The Indian-New Zealand duo had stitched together an impressive campaign at Flushing Meadows, toppling higher seeded combinations en route to the last four.
Their run included victories over fourth seeds Germans Tim Putz/Kevin Krawietz apart from knocking out 11th seeds Rajeev Ram and Nikola Mektic, underlining Bhambri’s growing stature on the doubles circuit after injuries curtailed his singles ambitions.(PTI)
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