New York, Sept. 6 -- India's Yuki Bhambri and Anirudh Chandrasekar suffered first-round exits in the men's doubles at the US Open 2026 in New York on Saturday, leaving N Sriram Balaji as the country's lone player remaining in the tournament, as per Olympics.com.

The world No. 32 Bhambri and New Zealand's Michael Venus went down to American duo Ryan Seggerman and Patrik Trhac 7(7)-6(4), 7(7)-6(3) in a closely contested match lasting one hour and 43 minutes, as per Olympics.com.

Neither pair conceded a break in the opening set, with Seggerman and Trhac prevailing 7-4 in the tie-break to take the advantage. Bhambri and Venus made the first move in the second set, breaking the American duo in the second game and holding serve to establish a...