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NDTV
03-07-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
Wimbledon: N Sriram Balaji Enters Second Round In Men's Doubles
India's N Sriram Balaji joined compatriots Yuki Bhambri and Rithvik Bollipalli in the second round of the men's doubles event at the Wimbledon in London on Thursday. Balaji, world No. 74, and his Mexican partner Miguel Reyes-Varela defeated American duo of Learner Tien and Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4 6-4 in an opening round match. The contest lasted 71 minutes and the Indo-Mexican pair broke their opponents once each in both sets to wrap up the match without much fuss. However, Balaji and Reyes-Varela will have a tough second round against fourth seeds Marcel Granollers of Spain and Horacio Zeballos of Argentina. Listen to the latest songs, only on Bhambri and Bollipalli had won their respective opening round matches on Wednesday while Rohan Bopanna had crashed out in the first round itself. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Deccan Herald
03-07-2025
- Sport
- Deccan Herald
Wimbledon: N Sriram Balaji enters second round in men's doubles
The contest lasted 71 minutes and the Indo-Mexican pair broke their opponents once each in both sets to wrap up the match without much fuss.
News18
03-07-2025
- Sport
- News18
Wimbledon 2025: Sriram Balaji, Reyes-Varela Pair Enter Second Round Of Men's Doubles
Last Updated: Sriram Balaji and Reyes-Varela advanced to the second round of Wimbledon men's doubles. Yuki Bhambri and Rithvik Bollipalli also progressed, but Rohan Bopanna exited India's N Sriram Balaji moved into the second round of the Wimbledon men's doubles event on Thursday, joining fellow Indians Yuki Bhambri and Rithvik Bollipalli, who had progressed a day earlier. Balaji, ranked world No. 74, partnered with Miguel Reyes-Varela of Mexico to secure a straight-sets victory over the American pair Learner Tien and Aleksandar Kovacevic, winning 6-4, 6-4 in their opening-round clash. The match, which lasted just 71 minutes, saw the Indo-Mexican duo break their opponents once in each set, controlling the tempo and closing out the match without much resistance. Balaji and Reyes-Varela now face a significantly tougher challenge in the second round, where they are set to take on the tournament's fourth seeds, Marcel Granollers of Spain and Horacio Zeballos of Argentina—both highly experienced doubles specialists. Earlier, Yuki Bhambri and Rithvik Bollipalli secured their places in the second round with opening-day wins on Wednesday. However, it wasn't a successful campaign for veteran Rohan Bopanna, who suffered a first-round exit. The progress of three Indian players into the second round marks a positive development for Indian tennis at Wimbledon, as Balaji, Bhambri, and Bollipalli aim to go deeper into the prestigious Grand Slam tournament. First Published: July 03, 2025, 19:01 IST
The Hindu
03-07-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Wimbledon 2025: Balaji joins Bhambri and Bollipalli in men's doubles second round
N. Sriram Balaji and his Mexican partner Miguel Reyes-Varela progressed to the second round of men's doubles at Wimbledon 2025 on Thursday. The Indo-Mexican duo defeated the all-American pair of Aleksandar Kovacevic and Learner Tien 6-4, 6-4 in an hour and 11 minutes. In the next round, they will face either the fourth-seeded Spanish-Argentine pair of Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos or Ray Ho of Chinese Taipei and Yunchaokete Bu of China. Earlier, on Wednesday, Yuki Bhambri and his American partner Robert Galloway also booked their spots in the second round. Bhambri and Galloway, seeded 16th, took down the French-Monagasque pair of Manuel Guinard and Romain Arneodo 7-6(8), 6-4 in an hour and 49 minutes. The Indo-American duo came to The Championships after finishing as runner-up at the Mallorca Open. READ | Sabalenka overcomes Bouzkova, reaches third round The Bhambri-Galloway pair will be up against the winner of the match between the Dutch combination of Robin Haase and Jean-Julien Rojer and American Marcos Giron and Nuno Borges of Portugal in the next round. Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli and his Colombian partner Nicolas Barrientos saved four match points before defeating Alexandre Muller of France and Belgium's David Goffin 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(11). Their second-round match will be against either the sixth-seeded British pair of Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski or wildcards Joshua Paris and Charles Broom. The Indo-Belgian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Sander Gille lost 6-3, 6-4 to the third-seeded German pair of Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz in an hour and four minutes.
India Today
01-06-2025
- Sport
- India Today
French Open: India's N Sriram Balaji crashes out in doubles second round
India's N Sriram Balaji couldn't go beyond the second round of the men's doubles in the French Open 2025. On Saturday, May 31, Balaji and Mexico's Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela lost in straight sets to the fourth-seeded Italian pair of Simone Bolelli and Andrea took Bolelli and Vavaswsori an hour and 24 minutes to win the match 6-3, 6-4 on Court 7. The Italian duo converted two of the nine break-point chances they got. Balaji and Reyes-Varela didn't get a single opportunity to break, showing how dominating their opponents unforced errors didn't help Balaji and his partner. Bolelli and Vavaswsori also dominated the Indo-Mexican pair with 18 winners in the match. In the third round, Bolelli and Vavassori will be up against the Australian pair of Matthew Ebden and John Bopanna, Yuki Bhambri cruise along Among other Indians, Rohan Bopanna and Yuki Bhambri will be in action in their respective third-round matches. Bopanna and Adam Pavlasek from Czechia will face the United Kingdom's Henry Patten and Finland's Harri and Pavlasek will go into the third round on the back of a 6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 win over France's Fabien Reboul and Sadio Doumbia in two hours and 10 and America's Robert Galloway, on the other hand, defeated seventh seeds Nikola Mektic and Michael Venus 6-7 (4), 7-6 (7), 6-3 in two hours and 32 will next lock horns with America's Christian Harrison and Evan King. Harrison and King had a dominating second round where they got the better of Manuel Guinard and Romain Arneodo, winning the match 6-4, Watch
