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Bhambri-Popyrin stun World No 1 Arevalo-Pavic

February 25, 2025 19:34 IST

Yuki Bhambri

IMAGE: Yuki Bhambri and Australia's Alexei Popyrin registered a stunning victory against World No 1 pairing of Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic. Photograph: ANI

India's Yuki Bhambri and his Australian partner Alexei Popyrin combined brilliantly to stun the World No 1 pair of Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic in their men's doubles round of 16

match at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday.

 

After dropping the first set, Bhambri and Popyrin staged an incredible comeback to defeat the top seeds from El Salvador and Croatia 4-6, 7-6(1), 10-3.

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