Wimbledon 2025: Bhambri & Galloway's Doubles Run Ends in Tiebreak Thriller

Bhambri and Galloway Suffer Wimbledon Doubles Defeat in Tight Tiebreak

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 07: Yuki Bhambri of India plays a forehand with Robert Galloway of United States against Marcel Granollers of Spain and Horacio Zeballos of Argentina during the Gentlemen's Doubles third round match on day eight of The Championships Wimbledon 2025 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 07, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

London: Despite a valiant effort, the team of Yuki Bhambri and American Robert Galloway were defeated in the third round of the Wimbledon men's doubles tournament. Galloway, playing with a strapped finger after retiring from mixed doubles, and Bhambri lost to the fourth-seeded Spanish-Argentinian duo of Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos. The final score was 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (4-10) after two hours and twelve minutes of play on Monday.

The Indo-American pair showed resilience, recovering from a 2-5 deficit in the final set. However, Granollers and Zeballos dominated the match tie-break, surging to a 7-0 lead and ultimately securing the victory.

While Bhambri and Galloway struggled in the first set, they managed to break their opponents in the sixth game of the second set, gaining a 4-2 advantage.

The third set saw Galloway's serve broken in the fourth game, putting the 16th seeds behind 1-3 and later 2-5. Displaying remarkable determination, Bhambri and Galloway fought back to win the next three games, leveling the score and reigniting their chances.

With Bhambri's exit, the Indian challenge at Wimbledon 2025 has come to an end. Looking ahead, the 33-year-old Indian player will team up with Kiwi Michael Venus. Bhambri stated that this partnership is a long-term commitment, initiated when he joined forces with Galloway in mid-April.

Bhambri and Galloway began their partnership in Munich in mid-April and have participated in 10 tournaments together. After experiencing first-round exits in their initial three tournaments, they briefly competed in a Challenger event. They reached the final of the ATP 250 Series event in Mallorca before Wimbledon.

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

Bhambri and Venus have a long-standing connection. "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."