Yuki wins maiden ATP 500 doubles crown

India’s Yuki Bhambri claimed his maiden ATP 500 men’s doubles title after he and his Australian partner Alexei Popyrin staged a dramatic comeback to edge past world No. 14 Harri Heliovaara of Finland and Great Britain’s Henry Patten at the Dubai Tennis Championships. Having lost the first set, the duo saved four match points in the second set to seal a 3-6 7-6 10-8 win.

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With this win, Bhambri is set to achieve a career-high ranking of No. 40 in the ATP Rankings. Their title-winning run featured a string of impressive wins. The duo had also eliminated world No. 1 Marcelo Arevalo of El Salvador and Mate Pavic of Croatia.

“It was just about having fun on the court,” Bhambri said. “We went match by match. We were so close to losing in the first round, so it’s unbelievable to be in the finals and to win it — I don’t think I ever dreamt of that. Alexei is an incredible player, we all know that he’s very good in singles, but I think he has a great doubles career ahead of him as well.”

Greece’s Stephanos Tsitsipas claimed the men’s singles title after beating Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-3.