Wimbledon 2025: Bhambri and Galloway's Doubles Run Ends in Tiebreak Heartbreak OR Bhambri, Galloway Fall in Wimbledon Doubles: Tiebreak Loss Ends Indian Hopes

Wimbledon 2025: Bhambri and Galloway Suffer Tiebreak Defeat in Round 3

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 pairing of India's Yuki Bhambri and American Robert Galloway were defeated in the third round of the Wimbledon men’s doubles tournament. Galloway, who was playing with a strapped finger after a mixed doubles injury, and Bhambri lost to the fourth-seeded team of Spain’s Marcel Granollers and Argentina’s Horacio Zeballos. The final score was 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (4-10) in a match lasting two hours and 12 minutes.

The Indo-American duo showed resilience, battling back from a 2-5 deficit in the deciding set. However, they were ultimately overcome by their opponents in the match tie-break, despite initially taking a commanding 7-0 lead. While Bhambri and Galloway struggled in the first set, they managed a crucial break in the sixth game of the second set, giving them a 4-2 advantage.

The third set saw Galloway's serve broken in the fourth game, after a volley from Bhambri landed beyond the baseline. This put the 16th seeds at a disadvantage, trailing 1-3 and later 2-5. Demonstrating their fighting spirit, Bhambri and Galloway then won the subsequent three games, leveling the score and reigniting their chances.

With Bhambri's elimination, the Indian challenge at Wimbledon 2025 has come to an end. Looking ahead, Bhambri, 33, will team up with New Zealander Michael Venus. This partnership is intended to be a long-term arrangement, as Bhambri had previously committed to playing with Galloway in mid-April.

Bhambri and Galloway began their partnership in Munich in mid-April and participated in 10 tournaments together. After early exits in their initial three tournaments, they competed in a Challenger event before reaching the final of the ATP 250 Series event in Mallorca, leading up to Wimbledon.

“Mike was available, he is one of my closest friends on Tour,” Bhambri stated. “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 share a history that stretches back to Bhambri's 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.”