Wimbledon 2025: Bhambri and Galloway's Doubles Run Ends in Tiebreak Heartbreak

Yuki Bhambri and Robert Galloway Suffer Wimbledon Doubles Defeat in Tight Tiebreak

**London:** Despite a valiant effort, the pairing of India's **Yuki Bhambri** and American **Robert Galloway** were defeated in the third round of the Wimbledon men's doubles tournament. Galloway, playing with a strapped fractured finger sustained earlier in the mixed doubles, and Bhambri lost to the fourth-seeded team of Spain's Marcel Granollers and Argentina's Horacio Zeballos in a closely contested match that lasted two hours and 12 minutes. The final score was 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (4-10).

The Bhambri-Galloway duo showed resilience, battling back from a 2-5 deficit in the deciding set. However, they were ultimately overcome by the favored Spanish-Argentinian team in the match tie-break, despite initially taking a commanding 7-0 lead.

While the Indo-American pair struggled to gain momentum in the first set, they managed a crucial break in the sixth game of the second set, propelling them to a 4-2 advantage.

Galloway faced a setback in the fourth game of the third set when a Bhambri volley landed beyond the intended mark. This miscue allowed their opponents to take a 3-1 lead, which they extended to 5-2. Undeterred, Bhambri and Galloway rallied, winning the subsequent three games to level the score and reignite their chances in the match.

With Bhambri's exit, the Indian interest in the tournament has concluded. Looking ahead, Bhambri, 33, will team up with New Zealander Michael Venus. He acknowledged that this partnership is a long-term arrangement, which started when he initially joined forces with Galloway in mid-April.

Their partnership began in Munich during mid-April, and they have since competed in 10 tournaments. Following first-round exits in their initial three tournaments, they briefly participated in a Challenger event, before reaching the final of the ATP 250 Series event in Mallorca leading up to Wimbledon.

"Mike was available, and he is one of my closest friends on Tour," Bhambri explained. "At some point, we were always going to play together, and this was an opportunity that we finally had. It just made sense."

Bhambri has known Venus, 37, since his teenage years. "When he (Venus) started playing doubles, I was sort of the initial partner," Bhambri said. "We obviously had our first Grand Slam together, which has still been our best result to date in Australia, making the third round."