Yuki Bhambri and Michael Venus crashed out in the opening round of Wimbledon men's doubles after a 3-6, 4-6 defeat to Jean-Julien Rojer and Theodore Winegar
The Dutch-American pair dominated on serve, winning a higher percentage of both first- and second-serve points while breaking twice
Bhambri and Venus failed to convert any break points and were hurt by seven double faults, compared to just one from their opponents
Wimbledon 2026: Yuki Bhambri Crashes Out In Gentlemen's Doubles First Round
Yuki Bhambri and Michael Venus bowed out in the opening round of Wimbledon 2026 men's doubles, losing 3-6, 4-6 to Jean-Julien Rojer and Theodore Winegar after struggling on serve and failing to convert their break-point chances
Summary
The Indian men's doubles specialist Yuki Bhambri and his New Zealand partner Michael Venus bowed out in the opening round of Wimbledon after suffering a straight set defeat to the Dutch-American pair of Jean-Julien Rojer and Theodore Winegar on Friday.
Bhambri and Venus went down 3-6, 4-6 with their opponents enjoying a higher winning percentage on both first and second serves. Rojer and Winegar broke serve twice, while Bhambri and Venus failed to convert any of their break-point opportunities.
The Indo-New Zealand pair also struggled with their serve, committing seven double faults compared to just one by their opponents.
In another men's doubles first-round match, the Indo-Japanese pair of Anirudh Chandrasekar and Takeru Yuzuki lost a closely fought contest to Peru's Ignacio Buse and Argentina's Marco Trungelliti 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (10).
The pairing of N. Sriram Balaji and Brazil's Marcelo Demoliner also exited in the opening round after losing 6-3, 6-7 (7), 4-6 to Belgium's Sander Gillé and the Netherlands' Sem Verbeek.
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