Yuki Bhambri, Olivetti win doubles semifinals in Gstaad

Yuki Bhambri and Albano Olivetti beat fifth seeds Sander Arends and Robin Haase 6-3, 7-6(4) in the doubles semifinals of the €651,865 ATP tennis tournament in Gstaad, Switzerland, on Friday.

In the €2,047,730 event in Hamburg, Germany, third seeds Sriram Balaji and Rohan Bopanna were beaten 6-1, 6-4 in the doubles pre-quarterfinals by Jakob Schnaitter and Mark Wallner.

In the $60,000 ITF women’s event in Evansville, USA, Sahaja Yamalapalli reached the singles quarterfinals and the doubles semifinals. Olympian Vishnu Vardhan did well to win three matches in the day, to reach the singles semifinals and the doubles final with Adil Kalyanpur in the ITF men’s event in Thailand.