Yuki Bhambri/Michael Venus vs Neal Skupski/Joe Salisbury Highlights: US Open 2025 semi-finals

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India’s No. 1 in doubles, Yuki Bhambri will eye a maiden final berth at Grand Slams when he lines up for his semi-finals match in the men’s doubles at US Open 2025.
Yuki and his doubles partner and Michael Venus will face Brit duo Neal Skupski/Joe Salisbury in the men’s doubles semi-finals on Thursday night (Friday in India).
Neal Skupski and Joe Salisbury are seeded sixth in the tournament while Bhambri-Venus are 14th seeds.
Earlier Bhambri made history by reaching the semi-finals, his first-ever semi-final appearance at Grand Slams.
The Indo-Kiwi pair defeated Rajeev Ram & Nikola Metkic in a hard-fought three-setter to advance from the quarter-finals.
Delhi-born Yuki also reached the quarters last year at Flushing Meadows partnering Albano Olivetti but had unlocked another level alongside Venus this year.
They defeated Ram-Mektic in 37 minutes to storm into the last-four stage of the US Open 2025.
India’s top men’s doubles player Yuki Bhambri marched into the quarter-finals at US Open 2025—the first time he has reached this stage at any Grand Slam event.
Partnering with Michael Venus of New Zealand, the Indo-Kiwi pair defeated the fourth-seeded German duo Tim Pütz and Kevin Krawietz, who were last season’s finalists, with a score of 6-4, 6-4 in just over 80 minutes.
Last year, Bhambri, paired with Frenchman Albano Olivetti, had reached the pre-quarterfinals at US Open. This year, the Indian made it to his best Grand Slam finish at the same court.
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Earlier in the tournament, the veteran Rohan Bopanna, partnered with Romain Arneodo, made a first-round exit.
Similarly, the Indian duo of Anirudh Chandrasekar and Vijay Sundar Prashanth were defeated by Brazil’s Fernando Romboli and Australia’s John-Patrick Smith 4-6, 3-6 in second round.
With their exit, Yuki remains India’s only representative in the competition. The Indo-New Zealand pair will next face Croatia’s Nikola Mektic and American veteran Rajeev Ram in the quarter-finals on Wednesday.
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