India’s Yuki Bhambri.
| Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar
India’s Yuki Bhambri locked his first ATP final of the season when the Indian and his New Zealand partner Michael Venus advanced to the men’s doubles title clash of the Geneva Open with a straight-set win over the Czech pair Petr Rikl and Adam Pavlasek in Geneva on Friday (May 22, 2026).
The Indo-Kiwi duo, seeded third, registered a 7-5, 6-3 victory in the semifinal.
Bhambri and Venus dominated the crucial points and maintained pressure with consistent serving to close out the match in one hour and 12 minutes.
They will now face the Romain Arneodo and Marc Polmans in the title clash after their 7-6(4) 6-2 win over Constantin Frantzen and Robin Hasse in the other semifinal.
Published – May 23, 2026 04:43 am IST
