At Wimbledon 2025, Indian tennis players had mixed results in the early rounds of the men’s and mixed doubles events:
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Rohan Bopanna, paired with Sander Gille of Belgium, crashed out in the first round of the men’s doubles. On Wednesday, July 2, Bopanna and Gille lost 6-3, 6-4 to the third-seeded German team of Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz in just 1 hour and 4 minutes.
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In contrast, Yuki Bhambri and Robert Galloway advanced to Round 2 after a hard-fought victory over Manuel Guinard and Romain Arneodo. They won 7-6 (8), 6-4 in 1 hour and 49 minutes. Bhambri and Galloway will next face the winner of the match between Robin Haase & Jean-Julien Rojer and Nuno Borges & Marcus Giron.
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Bhambri will also compete in the mixed doubles, pairing with China’s Xinyu Jiang. They will play against Americans Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Christian Harrison in their first-round encounter.
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In another notable men’s doubles result, Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli and Nicolas Barrientos of Colombia pulled off a thrilling comeback win, saving four match points to beat Alexandre Muller and David Goffin 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (11). They now await the winners of the match between Joe Salisbury & Neal Skupski and Charles Broom & Joshua Paris.
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N Sriram Balaji is scheduled to be in action on Thursday, July 3, partnering with Miguel Reyes-Varela of Mexico. They will take on Aleksandar Kovacevic and Learner Tien in their Round 1 match.
India’s doubles campaign remains alive through Bhambri, Bollipalli, and Balaji, even as Bopanna—one of the most experienced Indian players—bows out early.