Former India No. 1 in singles, Yuki Bhambri, is approaching its first triumph of Grand Slam. A 33 -year -old man reached the semi -finals with the US Open together with his New Zealand partner Michael Venus. Indo-kiwi couple, deployed on 13th, defeated the 11.
For Bhambri, this means the first time he advanced to the Grand Slam semifinals. A player born in Delhi reached last year in New York before a quarterly final with Alban Olivetti, but his partnership with Venus began to have a real impact on the big scene.
Yuki and Michael will take the sixth seeds on Friday, British Neal Skupski and Joe Salisbury.
US Open Quarterfinal: The most important
Their quarterfinal meetings, presented at Stadium 17, met expectations. In two hours and 37 minutes, Bhambri and Venus in the absorbent battle got to the tip of RAM and metkice. RAM, a doubles legend and a firm crowd of Favorit in New York, attracted the zealous support of local fans. Yet Bhambri and Venus showed admirable peace to withstand the pressure of this opportunity.
The seasoned duo made a strong start and accepted the first set with beliefs. After ensuring the early break, they did not allow their intensity to submerge and close 6-3.
The second set was a much closer thing, and both couples refused to put their thumb when the competition inevitably moved towards the break. In the circuit breaker, however, Bhambri – which served with great consistency throughout the day – at a critical moment failed and created a costly double error. 11. The seeds took the opportunity to catch a set.
Bhambri and Venus, did not find failure, regained their rhythm in the decisive set. Soon they hit the portion of the portion and made momentum to close the victory of 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3-complex efforts against the opposition of a higher rating.
The triumph also carried an interesting overtone: Venus and Metkice were partners to Roland Garros at the beginning of this year, where they defeated Bhambri and his then partner Robert Galloway. This time the tables were firmly turned.
For Yuki, who last played singles in the main draw of the US Open in 2018, the semifinal run is another step to fulfill his long -term dream of winning the Grand Slam.
It should be remembered that Rohan Bopanna was the last Indin to achieve the final of the men at the US Open. In 2023, they fell with Matthew Ebden to the last obstacle and lost with RAM and Salisbury.
Dream every player: Bhambri
When he talked to Jiohotstar, Bhambri was honest with his aspirations.
“It’s a dream of every player when he first holds a tennis rocket – to win a Grand Slam,” he said. “When you go there, what you focus on. That’s what we all have reached and watch on TV. My idols were Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi. He watched them lift the trophies on the US Open and Wimbledon was one of the reasons I raised the missile in the first place.
“When you are on the pitch, the final goal is to win a bang. This is what each of us is trying to do. We give the best and hope that one day we will achieve it.”
Yuki offers to become the first Indian to win the US Open because Leander Paes and Sania Mirza captured two titles in 2015 – mixed doubles and women’s doubles.
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Published:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
4 September 2025
