PARIS: India's Yuki Bhambri and New Zealand's Michael Venus navigated a challenging opening match against Argentines Francisco Cerundolo and Mariano Kestelboim, emerging victorious with a score of 7-5, 6-2 in the first round of the French Open men's doubles competition.
Match Details
Bhambri and Venus, who recently competed in the final of the ATP 250 Series event in Geneva last week, arrived in Paris late on Saturday. Their start was slow, as they trailed by a break in the opening set before regaining momentum to close the match in one hour and 22 minutes.
Next Round Prospects
In the second round, Bhambri and Venus could face the fifth-seeded Italian pair of Andrea Vavassori and Simone Bolelli. The duo previously reached the semifinals of the US Open last year, after which Venus underwent surgery for an injury and only returned to the Tour in March.
Other Matches
Earlier in the day, Sriram Balaji and his Brazilian partner Marcelo Demoliner defeated Germany's Constantin Frantzen and Robin Haase of the Netherlands with a score of 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in one hour and 45 minutes.
The Indo-Brazilian pairing could face the ninth seeds, Guido Andreozzi of Argentina and Frenchman Manuel Guinard, in the second round.
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About the Author
Prajwal Hegde, Senior Editor (Tennis) at The Times of India since July 2005, has covered all four Grand Slams—Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open—for over a decade, along with Tour events across Asia and Europe, Davis Cup, and BJK Cup. She received the 2021 Ron Bookman Media Excellence Award from the ATP. Prajwal serves on the International Tennis Federation's Media Commission and is a member of the International Tennis Writers Association. She appears in the docuseries Break Point and authored the Steffi Graf chapter in Sportstars 40, published by The Hindu in January 2020.
