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Last Updated: 4th January, 2023 19:58 IST Yuki Bhambri Quits Singles, Targets Doubles Grand Slam Success: 'There Is Nothing More I Could Have Done' The 28-year-old Yuki Bhambri, once considered a top-50 prospect, is the first big Indian player after Sania Mirza to quit the singles format to prolong his tennis career. "I did the best I knew in my singles career and I am at peace with it. Maybe things were wrong, maybe it was bad luck, I don't know. No regrets, there is nothing more I could have done," Yuki, who touched a career-high singles rank of 83 in 2018, told PTI in an interaction. For someone who have won the junior Australian Open in 2009, became junior world number one and have the prestigious Orange Bowl trophy in his cabinet, his career always generated huge amount of interest and expectations. "It was more because of injuries and not for lack of sponsors. Sponsors were not there and I was fortunate to have done well throughout my career and could continue on the Tour but, of course, injuries were a big factor." Just last weekend he was competing in the singles qualifiers at the Tata Open Maharashtra, so was it a sudden decision to quit the format? Yuki said the idea to play the singles qualifying event was to earn some prize money by entering the main draw because the doubles does not offer much. But the decision to quit singles was taken long back. "I (had) decided in 2019 that doubles is the way forward for me and I wanted to do it while I was still able to pl...

Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni kept Indian challenge alive at the French Open as they sailed into the second round of men's doubles on Wednesday. The in-form Indian pair put on a clinical display to defeat French wildcards Arthur Rinderknech and Enzo Couacaud 6-3, 6-2 in just 64 minutes. This was the first Grand Slam main draw victory, in singles or doubles, for the 35-year-old Myneni. MORE: Former top-100 singles player Bhambri joined forces with Myneni in 2021, after returning from a knee procedure and long injury layoff. Since then, the duo has won seven Challenger titles and broken into the top-100. While the 30-year-old Bhambri is ranked 75, Myneni is a spot below at 76. However, the other Indians in the fray, doubles World No 9 Rohan Bopanna and the Indian pair of Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Sriram Balaji suffered first round exits. Bopanna, who broke into top-10 last week after seven years, and Australian partner Matthew Ebden have won two titles this year and were seeded sixth at the event. But they struggled to get going against Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul. Bopanna-Ebden saved four match points on their serve in the second set but went down 5-7, 6-7 (5) against the gritty Frenchmen. Earlier in the day, Balaji-Nedunchezhiyan lost 3-6, 4-6 to Ilya Ivashka and Australia's Alexei Popyrin. What next for Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni? Bhambri-Myneni will take on ninth seeds Santiago Gonzalez of Chile and Edouard Roger-Vasselin in the second round of French Open on Fr...

French Open: Yuki Bhambri-Saketh Myneni Enter 2nd Round, Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden Lose in Opener Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni notched up a straight-set win over France's Arthur Rinderknech and Enzo Couacaud in men's doubles to make a good start to their French Open • Press Trust of India • Updated: May 31, 2023 10:29 PM IST The Indian tennis pair of Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni notched up a straight-set win over France's Arthur Rinderknech and Enzo Couacaud in men's doubles to make a good start to their French Open campaign in Paris on Wednesday. Yuki and Saketh, who had won the Bangkok Open Challenger in January this year, took 64 minutes to get the better of Arthur and Enzo 6-3 6-2 in their opening match. However, Indian tennis star Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden couldn't cross the opening hurdle, going down 5-7 6-7 (5-7) to French combination of Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul in the men's doubles competition. The India-Australian pair, who had won the BNP Paribas Open, Qatar Open and reached the finals of Madrid Open this year, saved five match points before the French duo prevailed. It was also the end of road for N Sriram Balaji and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan after they went down 3-6 4-6 to Belarus' Ilya Ivashka and Alexei Popyrin of Australia in their opener.

• Home • Tennis News • Tennis Interviews Former India No.1 Yuki Bhambri recently revealed his targets of achieving full fitness ahead of this year’s “It was tough mentally,” Yuki Bhambri told the Olympic Channel. “But, knowing that I wanted to come back keeps me going and pushing. To keep going when I didn’t feel like it was also difficult. There were days before I couldn’t really get the treatment. I used to get up on those days and stare at the wall helplessly as I didn’t know what to do,” said Bhambri. He last played at the European Open in 2018 and his return has been hanging since. The former “People don’t realize that tennis is very demanding physically,” he explained. “It is more so now than it was 15-20 years ago”. “Tennis has changed a lot and is different from what it was 15-20 years ago. You don’t have the fast courts that used to be. Even in “I want to be able to do the French Open and Wimbledon, which are the immediate goals,” he said. “So, I am definitely looking to return to the court before the clay court season starts. I also want to really push through to the US hard court summer”. He spoke about India’s 2020 Olympic ambitions as well, saying, “Hopefully, we will see many Indian singles guys keeping up with the level of competition. It’s heartening to see youngsters like Sumit Nagal and Sasi Kumar Mukund coming through as well”. But he was way more reserved about his Olympic ambitions, saying, Olympics is the one tournament that I haven’t been able to pla...

Indian tennis player Yuki Bhambri progressed to the second round of the US Open 2022 men’s singles qualifiers after a hard-fought win over Moldova’s Radu Albot in New York on Wednesday. Yuki Bhambri, 552 in the ATP rankings, beat world No. 107 Radu Albot 7(7)-6(4), 6-4 in one hour and 34 minutes on the In the first set, Yuki Bhambri got off to a slow start and was broken in his first service by Radu Albot. The Indian tennis player immediately returned the favour and then built on the momentum to go 5-2 up in the seventh game. However, Yuki Bhambri, a former junior Australian Open champion, with a higher number of unforced errors and doubles faults allowed his opponent a way back into the set which stretched into the tiebreaker. Yuki Bhambri won the first five points in the tiebreaker and then thwarted a late comeback to take the first set. The unforced errors kept flowing from Yuki Bhambri’s racket in the second set but with decent net play and better breakpoint conversions, Yuki Bhambri clinched the second set to qualify for the next round. Yuki Bhambri will take on world No. 155 Zizou Bergs of Belgium in the second qualifying round of the Grand Slam event on Thursday. There are a total of three qualifying rounds in the men’s singles before the main draw action gets underway at the US Open 2022. India’s highest-ranked men’s singles player Ramkumar Ramanathan, and Sumit Nagal, meanwhile, could not cross the first hurdle and crashed out of the US Open men’s singles. Ramkuma...

Yuki Bhambri is an Indian tennis player who had a highly successful junior career, and who continues to set the standard for players from India. Bhambri won the Australian Open boys' singles title in 2009, and was widely tipped to succeed at the senior Grand Slams too. While he hasn't done that yet, he remains the best Indian player on the tour right now; there is still hope that he will enjoy an upward surge in the future. Best finish at each of the four Grand Slams: Australian Open: 1st Round (2015, 2016, 2018) French Open: 1st Round (2018) Wimbledon: 1st Round (2018) US Open: 1st Round (2018) Highest Ranking: No. 83 Style of play Bhambri is primarily a counterpuncher who likes trading groundstrokes from the back of the court. He imparts heavy topspin on both his forehand and backhand, but also employs the backhand slice when forced to defend. He has an economy of movement in his shots, with a classical technique on both the serve and the return. Bhambri is comfortable at the net, and brings out the volley whenever he has the chance to attack behind his groundstrokes. Strengths and weaknesses Bhambri's movement is his strongest suit. He has great foot speed and is capable of running down most big shots struck by his opponents, often getting to the ball in time to return with interest. Bhambri also has solid groundstrokes, using them for both offense and defense to keep his opponents at bay. He has a conventional modern forehand and and a two-handed backhand, and can hit ...

Yuki Bhambri is an Indian tennis player who had a highly successful junior career, and who continues to set the standard for players from India. Bhambri won the Australian Open boys' singles title in 2009, and was widely tipped to succeed at the senior Grand Slams too. While he hasn't done that yet, he remains the best Indian player on the tour right now; there is still hope that he will enjoy an upward surge in the future. Best finish at each of the four Grand Slams: Australian Open: 1st Round (2015, 2016, 2018) French Open: 1st Round (2018) Wimbledon: 1st Round (2018) US Open: 1st Round (2018) Highest Ranking: No. 83 Style of play Bhambri is primarily a counterpuncher who likes trading groundstrokes from the back of the court. He imparts heavy topspin on both his forehand and backhand, but also employs the backhand slice when forced to defend. He has an economy of movement in his shots, with a classical technique on both the serve and the return. Bhambri is comfortable at the net, and brings out the volley whenever he has the chance to attack behind his groundstrokes. Strengths and weaknesses Bhambri's movement is his strongest suit. He has great foot speed and is capable of running down most big shots struck by his opponents, often getting to the ball in time to return with interest. Bhambri also has solid groundstrokes, using them for both offense and defense to keep his opponents at bay. He has a conventional modern forehand and and a two-handed backhand, and can hit ...

Last Updated: 4th January, 2023 19:58 IST Yuki Bhambri Quits Singles, Targets Doubles Grand Slam Success: 'There Is Nothing More I Could Have Done' The 28-year-old Yuki Bhambri, once considered a top-50 prospect, is the first big Indian player after Sania Mirza to quit the singles format to prolong his tennis career. "I did the best I knew in my singles career and I am at peace with it. Maybe things were wrong, maybe it was bad luck, I don't know. No regrets, there is nothing more I could have done," Yuki, who touched a career-high singles rank of 83 in 2018, told PTI in an interaction. For someone who have won the junior Australian Open in 2009, became junior world number one and have the prestigious Orange Bowl trophy in his cabinet, his career always generated huge amount of interest and expectations. "It was more because of injuries and not for lack of sponsors. Sponsors were not there and I was fortunate to have done well throughout my career and could continue on the Tour but, of course, injuries were a big factor." Just last weekend he was competing in the singles qualifiers at the Tata Open Maharashtra, so was it a sudden decision to quit the format? Yuki said the idea to play the singles qualifying event was to earn some prize money by entering the main draw because the doubles does not offer much. But the decision to quit singles was taken long back. "I (had) decided in 2019 that doubles is the way forward for me and I wanted to do it while I was still able to pl...

Indian tennis player Yuki Bhambri progressed to the second round of the US Open 2022 men’s singles qualifiers after a hard-fought win over Moldova’s Radu Albot in New York on Wednesday. Yuki Bhambri, 552 in the ATP rankings, beat world No. 107 Radu Albot 7(7)-6(4), 6-4 in one hour and 34 minutes on the In the first set, Yuki Bhambri got off to a slow start and was broken in his first service by Radu Albot. The Indian tennis player immediately returned the favour and then built on the momentum to go 5-2 up in the seventh game. However, Yuki Bhambri, a former junior Australian Open champion, with a higher number of unforced errors and doubles faults allowed his opponent a way back into the set which stretched into the tiebreaker. Yuki Bhambri won the first five points in the tiebreaker and then thwarted a late comeback to take the first set. The unforced errors kept flowing from Yuki Bhambri’s racket in the second set but with decent net play and better breakpoint conversions, Yuki Bhambri clinched the second set to qualify for the next round. Yuki Bhambri will take on world No. 155 Zizou Bergs of Belgium in the second qualifying round of the Grand Slam event on Thursday. There are a total of three qualifying rounds in the men’s singles before the main draw action gets underway at the US Open 2022. India’s highest-ranked men’s singles player Ramkumar Ramanathan, and Sumit Nagal, meanwhile, could not cross the first hurdle and crashed out of the US Open men’s singles. Ramkuma...

• Home • Tennis News • Tennis Interviews Former India No.1 Yuki Bhambri recently revealed his targets of achieving full fitness ahead of this year’s “It was tough mentally,” Yuki Bhambri told the Olympic Channel. “But, knowing that I wanted to come back keeps me going and pushing. To keep going when I didn’t feel like it was also difficult. There were days before I couldn’t really get the treatment. I used to get up on those days and stare at the wall helplessly as I didn’t know what to do,” said Bhambri. He last played at the European Open in 2018 and his return has been hanging since. The former “People don’t realize that tennis is very demanding physically,” he explained. “It is more so now than it was 15-20 years ago”. “Tennis has changed a lot and is different from what it was 15-20 years ago. You don’t have the fast courts that used to be. Even in “I want to be able to do the French Open and Wimbledon, which are the immediate goals,” he said. “So, I am definitely looking to return to the court before the clay court season starts. I also want to really push through to the US hard court summer”. He spoke about India’s 2020 Olympic ambitions as well, saying, “Hopefully, we will see many Indian singles guys keeping up with the level of competition. It’s heartening to see youngsters like Sumit Nagal and Sasi Kumar Mukund coming through as well”. But he was way more reserved about his Olympic ambitions, saying, Olympics is the one tournament that I haven’t been able to pla...