Overview

• The 14th-seeded Indo–New Zealand pair beat Germany’s Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz 6-4, 6-4 in 1 hour 23 minutes.
• The result delivers a first Grand Slam quarterfinal for 33-year-old Yuki Bhambri.
• Bhambri and Venus reached the last 16 by defeating Gonzalo Escobar and Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela 6-1, 7-5 after a 6-0, 6-3 opening win over Marcos Giron and Learner Tien.
• Bhambri entered New York as India’s highest-ranked men’s doubles player at world No. 32 following third-round runs at Roland Garros and Wimbledon this season.
• With other Indian doubles entrants exiting earlier rounds, Bhambri remains the country’s lone standard-bearer in the men’s doubles draw.