India’s Yuki Bhambri made his first men’s doubles semifinals of the ATP 500 tour after he and his partner Robin Hasse upset third seeds Jamie Murray and Michael Venus in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai on Thursday. Bhambri and his Dutch partner Hasse, who came through the qualifying round to earn a spot in the main draw, took one hour and 22 minutes to produce a remarkable performance to beat Britain’s Murray and New Zealand’s Venus 6-4, 7-6(1).
Bopanna and Ebden Eliminated in Semifinals
In a surprising turn of events, the top-seeded doubles team of Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden was eliminated from the tournament. They lost to Uruguay’s Ariel Behar and Czech Republic’s Adam Pavlasek with a score of 3-6, 6-3, 10-8. The match lasted one hour and 11 minutes.
Looking ahead, Yuki Bhambri and Michael Hasse are set to compete in the semifinals against the second-seeded duo of Ivan Dodig from Croatia and Austin Krajicek from the USA this Friday.
