London, July 2 -- Former world number one Rohan Bopanna and his partner Sander Gille crashed out in the opening round of the men's doubles category, while Yuki Bhambri, along with his American teammate Robert Galloway, stormed into the second round with an imposing victory at Wimbledon on Wednesday.

The 16th-seeded pair strolled into the second round after registering a win in straight sets against Manuel Guinard and Romain Arneodo by 7-6(8), 6-4 in a contest that lasted for an hour and 49 minutes.

In the first set, a closely fought affair, Bhambri controlled the flow of the contest while staying close to the net. The opening set went right down the wire, but Bhambri and Galloway held their nerves to race away to a 1-0 lead. In the seco...