Indian Tennis Daily

03/10/2026

President Dr Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed with the Indian Davis Cup team in Mumbai, then Bombay, in 1974 - the year India made the Davis Cup finals

03/10/2026

“Going to Stanford helped me grow socially and mature a lot over those two years. College prepared me to make the leap, and once the strong (pro) results came in my second year, it made the decision much easier

Every time a junior asks me—whether they are Asian-American or not—I tell them: go to college. Unless you are a Carlos Alcaraz or a Jannik Sinner, college is a great pathway”

🇺🇸 Nishesh Basavareddy, a former Stanford Data Science student, highlights the benefits of the US College Tennis pathway and strongly encourages junior tennis players to consider that route

03/10/2026

“Unless you’re Alcaraz or Sinner, go to college”: Nishesh Basavareddy (USA)

Fresh off capturing the Tennis Warehouse Open ATP Challenger 75 title, Indian-American prospect Nishesh Basavareddy sat down with the Asian American Pacific Islander Tennis Association (AAPITA) for an in-depth conversation on his rapid ascent toward the ATP top tier....

Fresh off capturing the Tennis Warehouse Open ATP Challenger 75 title, Indian-American prospect Nishesh Basavareddy sat down with the Asian American Pacific Islander Tennis Association (AAPITA) for an in-depth conversation on his rapid ascent toward the ATP top tier. The former Stanford standout ope...

03/10/2026

Wonderful interview of Anand Amritraj 🇮🇳

02/10/2026

LEANA NANNAPANENI 🇦🇺 WINS 2 TITLES IN ADELAIDE

Leana moved to a career high of World No. 436 in the ITF Junior Rankings with this run. She will be next seen in action at the ITF J60 events in Fiji.

02/10/2026

“It’s disappointing for Indian tennis, but I hope everybody is not just going to point fingers at the players. We have a young team and the players are out there giving their best. But in today’s modern sport, the ecosystem around the players matters a lot and that’s where we definitely need to improve”

- 1994 Asian Games 2x Gold Medallist Gaurav Natekar shares his thoughts on India’s tennis performance at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, where we returned without a medal

02/10/2026

🎾 Five new tennis courts are coming up at Vijayawada’s IGMC Stadium

▪️ ₹1.5 crore was sanctioned for the courts on January 8, 2026

▪️ The courts are part of a ₹60 crore redevelopment of the stadium, with Phase-I works backed by ₹19 crore in Khelo India funding

▪️ Phase-I, where Tennis is included, is scheduled for completion by March 31, 2027

02/10/2026

🇮🇳 A***N SHAH BOOKS QF SPOT AT M15 FAYETTEVILLE! 🔥🎾

A***n Shah 🇮🇳 (ATP 961) takes down the 5th seed E. Bynoe 🇺🇸 (ATP 648) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 to advance to the QF

🎯 Next up: Top seed Theo Papamalamis 🇫🇷 (ATP 651) awaits in the QF

Can A***n Shah pull off another upset? 🇮🇳�

02/10/2026

"The players have tried to do their best" - AITA Hon. Secretary General Sunder Iyer

Asian Games 2026: As tennis team finishes medal-less for the first time in 40 years, former Asian Games gold medallist Gaurav Natekar calls for introspection

02/10/2026

“We obviously would have wanted stronger results, particularly given the quality and experience within the team” - 🇮🇳 Coach Ashutosh Singh

Three quarter-final finishes. Zero medals. India’s first Asian Games tennis campaign without a podium since 1986.

The competition across Asia is only getting stronger. It’s time for serious introspection, and for building the systems and pathways that keep Indian tennis competitive in Asia and beyond