Yuki Bhambri wins Almaty Open; triumph offers boost after medal-less Asiad

India's top-ranked doubles player Yuki Bhambri won his first ATP Tour title of the 2026 season after teaming up with American Ryan Seggerman to claim the Almaty Open on Sunday. The fourth-seeded Indo-American pair defeated top seeds Lucas Miedler and Neil Oberleitner of Austria in a closely fought final in Almaty.Bhambri and Seggerman won 7-6(3), 6-7(1), [10-2] to secure the ATP 250 title and give Bhambri his fifth career doubles crown on the ATP Tour.The victory added to Bhambri's collection of ATP titles.

He had previously won ATP 250 tournaments in Mallorca in 2023, and Gstaad and Munich in 2024, before claiming the ATP 500 title in Dubai in 2025.The 34-year-old will take confidence from Sunday's win, especially after returning from the Asian Games in Japan without a medal despite being expected to finish on the podium.It was Bhambri's second ATP final of the season. He had finished runner-up at the ATP 250 Geneva Open earlier in the year, partnering New Zealand's Michael Venus.Bhambri reached a career-high ranking of 18 in February but gradually slipped out of the top 40.His 2026 Grand Slam campaign included a third-round appearance in men's doubles at the Australian Open with Sweden's Andre Goransson.

He was then knocked out in the second round of the French Open before suffering first-round exits at Wimbledon and the US Open, where he partnered Venus.Bhambri's best Grand Slam result came in 2025, when he and Venus reached the US Open semifinals. He also won the prestigious ATP 500 title in Dubai that year, partnering Australia's Alexei Popyrin.Get the latest Sports News and Live updates.

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