Klaasen to take on Yuki in the ITF finalMay 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Top seed Raven Klaasen avenged his last week's loss to Visnhu Vardhan and set up a title clash with Yuki Bhambri who outplayed Thai Weerapat Doakmaiklee in the $15,000 International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament at the DLTA complex here Friday. Klaasen, a South African Davis Cupper, who had frittered away four match points in his semi-final loss to Vardhan, had no hiccups Friday in his 6-3, 6-4 win in an hour and 22 minutes.
Yuki too good for Punna, enters quarter-finalsApril 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Yuki Bhambri made short work of Davis Cupper Vishal Punna, 6-2, 6-2, to enter the quarter-finals of the $15,000 International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament at the DLTA complex here Wednesday. Punna, who had upset second seed Yuichi Ito in the first round, was nowhere his best.
Yuki wards off second set fighback by GajjarApril 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's Yuki Bhambri overcame a late onslaught from compatriot Rohan Gajjar to storm into the second round of the $15,000 International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament at the DLTA complex here Tuesday. For Yuki, who is Gajjar's doubles partner here, the 6-4, 7-6(4) victory is his second in successive weeks over him.
Yuki to go for back-to-back ITF titlesApril 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Yuki Bhambri will be aiming for back-to-back titles on the men's circuit when the second $15,000 International Tennis Federation (ITF) Futures tournament begins at the DLTA complex here Monday. The 16-year-old Saturday clinched the BHEL Futures to become the youngest Indian to accomplish the feat.
Yuki wins his first men's tournament without dropping a setApril 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's Yuki Bhambri claimed his maiden title on the men's circuit overpowering compatriot Vishnu Vardhan 7-6 (1), 6-4 in the $15,000 BHEL International Tennis Futures (ITF) at the DLTA complex here Saturday. The victory fetched Yuki $1950 and 25 ATP points while Vardhan received $1350 and 14 ATP points.
Yuki to play World No. 73 Junqueira at MiamiMarch 25th, 2009 MIAMI - World No. 1 junior Yuki Bhambri will find himself in the big league Thursday when he takes on Diego Junqueira of Argentina at the Soni Ericsson Open tennis.
Yuki Bhambri felicitated by tennis body, given cash awardFebruary 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Junior Australian Open winner Yuki Bhambri was felicitated with a Rs.500,000 cheque by the All India Tennis Association (AITA) here Saturday. His coach Aditya Sachdeva was presented a cheque of Rs.50,000 at the function held at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA) complex.
Yuki will have to play a lot to go up, says Ramesh KrishnanFebruary 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former Davis Cupper Ramesh Krishnan put Junior Australian Open champion Yuki Bhambri's future in perspective, saying that the youngster has to play a lot of matches to make a mark in men's tennis. 'Yuki has done quite well for himself by winning the Orange Bowl and the Australian Open,' Ramesh said at a function to felicitate Yuki by his sponsors Adiddas Friday.
Australian Open champ Yuki returns to hero's welcomeFebruary 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Yuki Bhambri had left Indian shores for the Australian Open unnoticed, but Monday he returned home as a star amid a frenzied reception that clearly left the junior champion pleasantly surprised. Yuki became the first Indian player to win the junior Australian Open and that made him India's latest sporting hero overnight.
Yuki overwhelmed by crowd support at MelbourneFebruary 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Junior Australian Open champion Yuki Bhambri, who returned home Monday, said he was touched by the overwhelming crowd support he received during his matches at the Melbourne Park. 'I was 1-4 down in the second set against Adrien Puget in the semi-final but the crowd was constantly behind me, cheering me up for every point I won and it helped me to comeback in the match.
Bhambri family feels elevated and happyJanuary 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Yuki in Japanese means courage and snow. The youngest of the Bhambri siblings showed both grit and cool temperament in ample measure on his way to becoming the first Indian to win a junior Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.
Australian Open: Yuki wins junior title; narrow miss for Bhupathi-KnowlesJanuary 30th, 2009 MELBOURNE - While India celebrated the new tennis sensation Yuki Bhambri winning his first junior Grand Slam title, its senior pro Mahesh Bhupathi narrowly failed to add to his three majors as he and Mark Knowles of Bahamas lost the final to American twins Bob and Mike Bryan at the Australian Open here Saturday. Top-seed Yuki outclassed German Alexandros-Ferdinandos Georgoudas 6-3, 6-1 to join a select band of three great Indian tennis icons -- Ramanathan Krishnan and his son Ramesh and Leander Paes -- to win the singles title at a Grand Slam event.
Yuki Bhambri wins Australian Open junior titleJanuary 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI -Yuki Bhambri Saturday became the first Indian to win the Australian Open Junior Boys title. He beat Alexandros-Ferdinandos Georgoudas of Germany 6-3, 6-1.
Lok Sabha Speaker congratulates Yuki BhambriJanuary 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Saturday congratulated Yuki Bhambri, who won the junior title at the Australian Open Tennis tournament in Melbourne. 'I am happy to know about Yuki Bhambri's splendid victory in the juniors group of the prestigious Australian Open.
Yuki wins junior Australian Open to create historyJanuary 30th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Yuki Bhambri Saturday joined a select band of three other great Indian tennis stars by winning a junior Grand Slam tennis title, but the only one to do it at the Australian Open by outclassing German Alexandros-Ferdinandos Georgoudas 6-3, 6-1. Top seeded Yuki stamped his authority in packing off Georgoudas in less than an hour, 57 minutes to be precise.
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