Yuki Bhambri clinched his maiden title on the ATP World Tour, successful the the doubles trophy on the Mallorca Championships with South African accomplice Lloyd Harris, in Mallorca Saturday. The Indo-South African pair defeated the Dutch-Austrian combo of Robine Hasse and Philipp Oswald 6-3 6-4 within the last of the grass court docket occasion, the final within the construct as much as the Wimbledon Championships. The 30-year-old Indian completed the match with a forehand winner between the 2 opposition gamers throughout the court docket and raised his arms in celebration.

“It’s incredible to win the tournament on grass. Winning without dropping even one set on grass is unheard of in doubles. It obviously helps playing with a partner who was performing exceptionally well in singles,” Bhambri instructed PTI.

“We played to our potential and came through. We took it one match at a time and got the result. Hopefully many more (titles) to come,” he added.

Bhambri, who’s ranked 75, will transfer as much as career-best 58 after this win as he offered himself an early birthday current. He will flip 31 on Tuesday.

His singles profession marred by accidents, Bhambri had determined to change to doubles on the Tour to delay his tennis profession.

He principally performed with compatriot Saketh Myneni. They received two Challenger titles this season — in Nonthaburi and Girona.

They didn’t play this match collectively as a result of Myneni wished to take a break, in line with Bhambri, who added that he’ll play the Wimbledon Championships along with his Indian accomplice.