Wimbledon 2025: Bhambri and Galloway's Run Ends in Tiebreak Heartbreak

Bhambri and Galloway Suffer Tiebreak Loss at Wimbledon

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 Indo-American pair of Yuki Bhambri and Robert Galloway were defeated in the third round of the Wimbledon men’s doubles tournament. Galloway, who was playing with a strapped finger after retiring from mixed doubles due to a fractured finger, and Bhambri lost to the fourth-seeded Spanish team of Marcel Granollers and Argentinian Horacio Zeballos in a close match that lasted two hours and 12 minutes. The final score was 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (4-10).

The Bhambri-Galloway duo showed resilience, rallying from a 2-5 deficit in the decisive set. However, they were ultimately outplayed by Granollers and Zeballos in the match tie-break. The Spanish-Argentinian team surged to a commanding 7-0 lead, which proved insurmountable for the Indo-American team.

While Bhambri and Galloway struggled to gain momentum in the opening set, they managed to secure a crucial break in the sixth game of the second set, propelling them to a 4-2 lead.

However, the American's serve was broken in the fourth game of the third set. The 16th seeds then fell behind with a score of 1-3 and then 2-5. Demonstrating their fighting spirit, Bhambri and Galloway then won the next three games to level the score in the match.

With Bhambri's defeat, the Indian challenge at Wimbledon comes to an end.

Looking ahead, Bhambri, 33, will be partnering with Kiwi Michael Venus. Bhambri revealed that this partnership is a long-term plan, which he signed up for with Galloway in mid-April.

The duo started their partnership in Munich in mid-April and have competed in 10 tournaments together. After early exits in their initial three tournaments, they briefly participated in a Challenger event. They reached the final of the ATP 250 Series event in Mallorca, just before Wimbledon.

“Mike was available, he is one of my closest friends on Tour,” Bhambri said. “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 known each other since Bhambri’s teenage years. “When he (Venus) started playing doubles, I was sort of the initial partner,” said Bhambri. “We obviously had our first Grand Slam together, which has still been our best result to date in Australia, making the third round.”