Yuki-Olivetti pair loses in Marrakech Open semifinals

India’s Yuki Bhambri and his French partner Albano Olivetti were knocked out in men’s doubles semifinals of the ATP Marrakech Open on Friday.

The unseeded Indo-French combine lost 5-7, 3-6, [7-10] to the second-seeded all-Austrian duo of Alexander Erler and Lucas Miedler in the last-four fixture of the ATP 250 event.

Bhambri teamed up with Olivetti for the first time this season, having played with Dutch player Robin Haase in most of the tournaments.

The Indian had paired with former partner Michael Venus from New Zealand at the Miami Masters where they made a first round exit.

Bhambri’s best performance of the season came at in ATP 500 Dubai, where as qualifiers the Indian and Haase reached the semifinals, earning crucial 225 ranking points.

Ranked 62, the 31-year-old Bhambri is India’s second highest ranked player behind world number one Rohan Bopanna.