Yuki Bhambri and his New Zealand partner, Michael Venus, have been knocked out of the US Open 2025 in the men's doubles semifinal after a thrilling run. The Indo-Kiwi duo lost to the British pair of Neal Skupski and Joe Salisbury in a three-set battle.

Bhambri and Venus, seeded 14th, began their US Open campaign with a strong showing, ultimately reaching Bhambri's first-ever Grand Slam semi-final. En route to the semi-finals, they demonstrated their mettle by defeating several seeded teams. In the quarter-finals, Bhambri and Venus faced the 11th-seeded team of Nikola Mektić of Croatia and Rajeev Ram of the USA. The match was a grueling encounter, lasting two hours and 39 minutes, with the Indo-New Zealand pair emerging victorious with a score of 6-3, 6(6)-7(8), 6-3. Bhambri and Venus broke Mektić-Ram's serve in the fourth game and consolidated to win the first set. In the second set, Bhambri and Venus lost their serve in the fourth game before breaking back in the seventh, leading to a tie-break. Despite having a match point at 6-5 in the tie-break, they were unable to convert, and Mektić-Ram won the second set. The final set was tense, with Bhambri and Venus finally converting their match point to move into the semi-finals.

Prior to their quarter-final victory, Bhambri and Venus had defeated the fourth seeds Andreas Mies and Kevin Krawietz in the round of 16.

In the semi-final match against Skupski and Salisbury, Bhambri and Venus won the toss and chose to serve. They secured the opening game. The set was pushed to a 6-6 tiebreaker after Bhambri and Venus showed resilience.

Bhambri, ranked No. 32 in the world in men's doubles, was the last remaining Indian player in the US Open. This US Open run marks the deepest run in any Grand Slam tournament for Bhambri. In the previous year's US Open, Bhambri partnered with Albano Olivetti and reached the pre-quarterfinals.

Bhambri commented on his relationship with Venus, noting their long-standing friendship of over 15 years. He expressed his pleasure in partnering with Venus, preferring to be on the same side of the court rather than playing against him.