In Tennis, India’s Yuki Bhambri and his New Zealand partner Michael Venus finished runners-up at the Geneva Open after suffering a hard-fought defeat in the ATP 250 Men’s doubles final today. The third-seeded Indo-Kiwi pair lost 6-3, 6-7, 7-10 to Romain Arneodo of Monaco and Australia’s Marc Polmans in a closely contested summit clash that lasted nearly two hours.

Bhambri and Venus had entered the final with impressive momentum after defeating Czech pair Petr Rikl and Adam Pavlasek 7-5, 6-3 in the semifinals. Yuki Bhambri has consistently remained among India’s top doubles performers in recent years and will now turn his focus to the upcoming French Open.