Paris, May 29 -- India's Yuki Bhambri and New Zealand's Michael Venus bowed out of the men's doubles event at the French Open 2026 after suffering a straight-sets defeat in the second round at Roland Garros on Friday.

The Indo-Kiwi pair went down 6-3, 6-4 to the fifth-seeded Italian duo Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in a contest lasting one hour and 20 minutes, as per Olympics.com.

Bolelli and Vavassori, both Olympians, seized control with a crucial break in the fourth game of the opening set before striking again in the seventh game of the second set to book their place in the third round.

Bhambri remains in contention at the French Open 2026 in the mixed doubles event after advancing past the opening round alongside Alexandra P...