India, Sept. 4 -- Yuki Bhambri is enjoying a career-best run in the men's doubles tournament at the US Open, where he has marched into the semifinals alongside New Zealand's Michael Venus. This is the deepest run Bhambri has ever managed at any level competing in grand slam tournaments, outdoing his best showings by a distance.

At 35-years-old, this is something of a late-career fairytale run for the Indian player. Currently ranked 32nd in doubles, he forms the 14th-seed pair with Venus, and has already helped knock out two seeded pairs in this tournament.

After knocking out fourth seeds and German pair Putz and Krawietz in the round of 16, they also saw off the experienced duo of Nikola Mektic and Rajeev Ram, who make up the 11th seeds...