The Indo-Kiwi duo of Yuki Bhambri and Michael Venus bowed out of the Roland-Garros Men’s Doubles draw in the second round, falling to the red-hot, 5th-seeded Italian pair of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in straight sets, 3-6, 4-6. Match Summary: 📊 Score: [5] S. Bolelli / A. Vavassori def. Y. Bhambri / M. Venus…
India’s top singles player Sumit Nagal bowed out in the quarterfinals of the ATP Moldova Open after going down to Greece’s Stefanos Sakellaridis (ATP 197) 1-6, 4-6 on Friday. Sumit struggled to find his rhythm right from the start as Sakellaridis controlled the rallies and dictated play throughout the match. The Greek player took early…
Yuki Bhambri’s Roland-Garros mixed doubles debut couldn’t have thrown up a tougher opening test: a pair featuring a 2025 Wimbledon men’s doubles finalist and a two-time Grand Slam doubles champion. He and partner Alexandra Panova came through it 7-6(2) 7-6(5). Shortly after the match, Bhambri sat down with ITD’s Prateek Chachra to break down the…
Anirudh Chandrasekar, alongside partner Takeru Yuzuki, walked off court at Roland Garros having given Paul and Willis a genuine contest across three sets, going down 3-6 7-6(4) 6-7(3-10). The defeat would sting, particularly after leading 2-0 in the super tiebreak, but the duo had a lot of positives to carry forward. Anirudh spoke to Prateek…
Anirudh Chandrasekar, alongside partner Takeru Yuzuki, walked off court at Roland Garros having given Paul and Willis a genuine contest across three sets, going down 3-6 7-6(4) 6-7(3-10). The defeat would sting, particularly after leading 2-0 in the super tiebreak, but the duo had a lot of positives to carry forward. Anirudh spoke to Prateek…
Paris, France — India’s Yuki Bhambri made a spectacular debut in the mixed doubles draw at Roland-Garros 2026. Partnering with Russia’s Alexandra Panova, the unseeded Indo-Russian duo clinched a hard-fought, straight-sets victory in the opening round (R32) against a formidable and highly experienced opposition. Bhambri and Panova defeated the duo of Lyudmyla Kichenok (Ukraine) and…
India No.1 Sumit Nagal produced one of his best performances of the season, upsetting second seed Zdenek Kolar in straight sets to storm into the quarter-finals of the ATP Challenger event in Moldova. Competing as an alternate, Nagal defeated the higher-ranked Czech 6-4, 7-6(4) in the Round of 16, marking his best win of the…
Following a hard-fought battle in the second round of the 2026 French Open, American rising tennis star Nishesh Basavareddy sat down with sports journalist Prateek to reflect on his performance against Alex Michelsen. Despite showing flashes of brilliance—including a dominant third set and effective drop shots—Basavareddy narrowly missed out on the win in a match…
Two set points saved, a 6-2 second set to seal the match, and a place in the Roland Garros Doubles second round — Yuki Bhambri broke it all down with Prateek Chachra from Indian Tennis Daily, in a conversation that touched on clay, confidence, and what’s coming next. Prateek: Yuki, congratulations. Your forehand and movement…
It took a big serve, a crucial volley, and a change of momentum that never reversed — Yuki Bhambri and Michael Venus saved two set points in the first set against Cerundolo and Kestelboim, found their footing, and then ran away with the second to open their Roland Garros doubles campaign with a 7-5, 6-2…
