Yuki Bhambri in partnership with Robert Galloway beat third seeds Rafael Matos and Marcelo Melo of Brazil 6-3, 7-6(3) in the doubles semifinals of the €227,270 Challenger tennis tournament on clay in Bordeaux, France, on Saturday.
In the final, the second seeded Indo-American pair will play fifth seeds, Francisco Cabral and Lucas Miedler.
In the $100,000 Challenger in Tunisia, Siddhant Banthia in partnership with Alexander Donski was beaten in the doubles final 10-7 in the super tie-break by Hynek Barton and Michael Vrbensky.
The champion team won 75 ATP points and $4,980. The runners-up got 50 points and $2,880.
The results: €227,270 Challenger, Bordeaux, France: Doubles (semifinals): Yuki Bhambri & Robert Galloway (USA) bt Rafael Matos & Marcelo Melo (Bra) 6-3, 7-6(3); Quarterfinals: Yuki & Galloway bt Quentin Halys & Albano Olivetti (Fra) 7-5, 6-3.
$100,000 Challenger, Tunis, Tunisia: Doubles (final): Hynek Barton & Michael Vrbensky (Cze) bt Siddhant Banthia & Alexander Donski (Bul) 5-7, 6-4, [10-7].
$15,000 ITF men, Prijedor, Bosnia & Herzegovina: Doubles (semifinals): Aryan Lakshmanan & Gabriele Noce (Ita) bt Dmitry Kopilevich (Slo) & Dusan Obradovic (Srb) 6-4, 6-2.
$15,000 ITF men, Tehran, Iran: Singles (semifinals): Karan Singh bt Matteo Covato (Ita) 6-4, 6-4.
Doubles (final): Prajwal Dev & Nitin Kumar Sinha bt Maan Kesharwani & Atharva Sharma 6-3, 7-6(3); Semifinals: Prajwal & Nitin bt Ivan Denisov & Aleksandr Lobanov 6-1, 7-5.
$60,000 ITF women, Trnava, Slovakia: Doubles (final): Estelle Cascino & Carole Monnet (Fra) bt Arianne Hartono (Ned) & Prarthana Thombare 6-2, 6-2.
Published – May 17, 2025 08:17 pm IST
