For decades, Indian tennis has found a powerful developmental pathway through the NCAA Tennis (National Collegiate Athletic Association) a circuit widely regarded as the “Grand Slam of College Tennis.” The NCAA Division I Singles Championship is not just a prestigious collegiate event; it is a proving ground where future ATP professionals refine their games, learn…
The 2026 Australian Open Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff in Chengdu has opened with promising results for Indian tennis, led by Sumit Nagal’s gritty three-set victory and Sidharth Rawat’s strong entry into the main draw. With a coveted Australian Open wildcard on the line, every match carries significance—and India has started on the front foot. Nagal Battles…
Indian tennis player Karan Singh earned one of the most hard-fought victories of his season, defeating Japan’s Kokoro Isomura in a roller-coaster three-setter in the opening round of the Playford Challenger. Coming into the match on the back of a difficult run in Europe, Karan needed a confidence-boosting win and he delivered exactly that with…
The World Tennis League (WTL) 2025, widely branded as “The Greatest Show on Court,” marks a decisive moment in the evolution of global sports entertainment. For the first time in its five-year history, the WTL is stepping out of its UAE stronghold and entering the Indian market landing in Bengaluru from December 17 to 20….
The ITF M15 Bhubaneswar Futures has turned into a showcase of Indian depth, resilience, and rising talent. With four Indians reaching the quarterfinals and eventually securing both semifinal spots, the tournament is guaranteed an all-Indian final, highlighting the growing strength of India’s men’s tennis circuit. Among the standout performers, wildcard Kabir Hans, the local favourite…
Indian tennis witnessed an exciting new pairing emerge at the M15 Bhubaneswar event, as Rohan Mehra and Madhwin Kamath produced a superb run to finish as runners-up in the men’s doubles. What made their performance stand out wasn’t just the quality of tennis, but the fact that this was their first tournament together a partnership…
In the shifting landscape of Indian women’s tennis where icons like Sania Mirza once commanded global attention a new contender is rapidly emerging. Shrivalli Bhamidipaty, a 23-year-old from Hyderabad, has become one of the brightest prospects in the country’s tennis system. With a blend of power, tactical maturity, and steel-willed competitiveness, she is increasingly seen…
The World Tennis League (WTL), one of the sport’s most exciting global showcase events, is set for its highly anticipated India debut next month. After three successful seasons in the UAE, the league licensed and managed by Iconik Sports and Events Ltd. will bring its unique brand of ‘sportainment’ to Bengaluru from December 17 to…
The Netherlands wrapped up a clinical 3–0 victory over India on the final day of the Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs at the SM Krishna Tennis Stadium, delivering a composed and commanding performance across all three rubbers. The day began with Dutch player Marlou Koevermans setting the tone in the opening singles. Up against India’s…
Indian tennis fans are in for an early-round treat at the Sydney Challenger as two of the country’s brightest young talents Aryan Shah vs Karan Singh prepare to face off in a high-stakes all-Indian derby. Ranked India No. 2 and India No. 3 respectively, Shah and Singh will open their campaigns against each other in…
The Indo–American, Chandrasekar–Stalder doubles pairing continued their upward climb on the ATP Challenger circuit with a runner-up finish at the Brisbane 3 Challenger in November 2025. In a tightly contested final, the second seeds went down 6–7(5), 6–3, [6–10] to the unseeded Australian duo of Matt Hulme and Kody Pearson, but the result delivered significant…
Slovenia secured their place in the Billie Jean King Cup 2026 Qualifiers after defeating India 2–1 in the Play-offs on Saturday at the KSLTA Stadium in Bengaluru. While the hosts ended the tie on a positive note with a spirited doubles victory, Slovenia’s strength in singles proved decisive as they clinched both rubbers earlier in…
The 2025 season closed on a strong note for the Indo-German doubles pairing of N. Sriram Balaji and Hendrik Jebens, who capped their run at the Lyon 2 Challenger (All In Open) with a runner-up finish that carried more long-term significance than the scoreline alone reveals. Seeded No. 2 at the ATP Challenger 100 event,…
In a season defined by consistency, nerve, and smart scheduling, the Indo-Thai doubles pair of Sai Karteek Reddy Ganta and Thantub Suksumrarn emerged as one of the most effective duos on the ITF World Tennis Tour in 2025. Their triumph at the M15 Kuala Lumpur event in November marked their third M15 title of the…
India’s No. 2 singles player, Shrivalli Bhamidipaty, delivered a spirited performance but ultimately fell 3-6, 6-4, 1-6 to Slovenia’s Tamara Zidanšek, a former Roland-Garros semifinalist, in a crucial Billie Jean King Cup Group I tie on Friday. The result puts Slovenia one win away from securing a spot in the BJK Cup Qualifiers, while India…
In a season of fluctuating fortunes for Indian tennis, the Hyogo Noah Challenger in Kobe delivered one of the most compelling doubles stories of 2025. India’s Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha and Thailand’s Pruchya Isaro an unseeded Indo-Thai duo produced a gritty, sustained run to reach the final of the ATP Challenger 75 event, ultimately finishing runners-up…
The Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs in Bengaluru mark a watershed moment for Indian women’s tennis. For the first time, India is hosting an international women’s team tennis event of this magnitude, and the stakes could not be higher. Only the winner of Group G comprising India, the Netherlands and Slovenia will advance to the…
The stage is set at the S.M. Krishna Tennis Stadium as India prepares for one of the most important weeks in its women’s tennis journey. For the first time in history, the country is hosting the Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs, and Group G featuring India, the Netherlands and Slovenia promises a decisive contest with…
The Tennis Premier League (TPL), powered by Clear Premium Water, is set to return for its seventh season with a major boost Sony Sports Network will broadcast the event live across India. The 2025 season promises to be the most competitive in the league’s history, featuring several Top 50-ranked international players alongside India’s top tennis…
With the Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs just days away, India’s top women’s tennis players Ankita Raina, Riya Bhatia, Prarthana Thombare, Sahaja Yamalapalli and Shrivalli Bhamidipaty took time off from their preparations to share their experiences with aspiring players from Karnataka in an inspiring interaction held at the S.M. Krishna Tennis Stadium in Bengaluru. The…
Bengaluru is buzzing again this time not for a tech summit or a cricket blockbuster, but for something far rarer: world-class women’s tennis. From November 14 to 16, the S.M. Krishna Tennis Stadium will host the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup Play-Offs, marking the first time India hosts this stage of the premier women’s team…
In the churn of the ATP Challenger Tour, where raw potential meets hardened experience every single week, Aryan Shah’s three-set loss to Marc Polmans in Brisbane will feel like a gut punch. Not because he was outclassed far from it but because he had the match in his hands before it slipped away in a…
Sumit Nagal should have been deep into his preparations for one of the most important weeks of his 2026 season. Instead, the Indian No.1 finds himself fighting an unexpected battle off the court. With the Australian Open Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff just days away, Nagal has publicly appealed for urgent assistance from the Chinese Embassy after…
The 2026 Australian Open Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff (AWP), scheduled from November 24–29 in Chengdu, remains one of the most consequential tournaments for players across the region. For Asian and Asia-Pacific athletes outside Australia, it serves as the clearest gateway into the first Grand Slam of the season. For Indian players seeking to regain form, ranking…
The election of Leander Paes as President of the Bengal Tennis Association (BTA) in November 2025 marks a pivotal transition for tennis administration in West Bengal. Paes an 18-time Grand Slam champion, Olympic medallist, and ITF Hall of Famer steps into the role with unanimous support, succeeding long-serving administrator Hironmoy Chatterjee. His arrival has injected…
The Indian women’s tennis team is entering a crucial phase as it prepares to take on the Netherlands and Slovenia in the Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs, scheduled from 14 to 16 November at the S.M. Krishna Tennis Stadium in Bengaluru. With a Play-off spot earned through a spirited run earlier this year, the squad…
In a landmark move for both tennis and digital media, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and Spotify have announced a multi-year global content partnership extending through the 2026 season. The alliance signals a major evolution in how tennis will be consumed, marketed, and emotionally experienced merging the ATP’s athlete-driven storytelling with Spotify’s rapidly growing…
The spotlight is back on Indian women’s tennis. From November 14 to 16, the KSLTA Stadium in Bengaluru will host the Billie Jean King Cup Playoffs, where India, Slovenia, and the Netherlands battle it out for one coveted spot in the 2026 Qualifiers. For India, it’s a rare opportunity only the second time in history…
Indian tennis recorded one of its most productive two-week phases of the 2025 season, with notable ranking improvements driven largely by results at the WTA 250 Chennai Open and steady progress across ATP Challenger events. The period highlighted both the strategic value of high-level tournament access for Indian women’s doubles players and the grinding progression…
Indian tennis continues to ride a wave of doubles success on the ATP circuit, and the latest chapter was written in emphatic fashion. The unseeded duo of Rithvik Bollipalli and Arjun Kadhe pulled off a sensational upset at the ATP 250 Metz, toppling the tournament’s No.1 seeds Jan Zieliński (Poland) and André Göransson (Sweden) 3-6,…
In one of the most gripping stories to emerge from the Knoxville Challenger qualifiers, India’s Dhakshineswar Suresh produced back-to-back three-set victories to storm into the main draw overcoming injury, exhaustion, and emotional turbulence along the way. The 25-year-old from Chennai, ranked ATP 528, first defeated his close friend and former college teammate Luca Pow (GBR)…
In a significant move to bolster grassroots tennis and inspire the next generation of Indian players, the Tennis Premier League (TPL), powered by Clear Premium Water, has officially announced the return of the TPL Race to Gold Masters Tournaments 2025. The initiative, which combines competitive opportunity with national recognition, will unfold across three major zones…
In one of the most dramatic qualification matches of the season, India’s Dhakshineswar Suresh produced a display of grit, heart, and defiance to outlast Great Britain’s Luca Pow 6-2, 2-6, 7-6(4) in the opening qualifying round of the Knoxville Challenger. The two-hour contest had everything momentum swings, injury struggles, and emotional undertones as two college…
When 2025 began, Sumit Nagal was standing where every Indian tennis fan hoped he would stay inside the ATP Top 100, ranked World No. 96, ready to transition fully to life on the ATP Tour. But by mid-year, his name had plummeted to World No. 306, his health had faltered, and his confidence wavered. What…
In the mist-cloaked hills of Kodagu, where coffee blossoms perfume the morning air and the rhythm of life moves to the unhurried cadence of plantation winds, a young boy once swung a tennis racket not out of ambition, but curiosity. That boy Rohan Bopanna, born on March 4, 1980, in Coorg, Karnataka would go on…
Indian tennis has a new leader on the doubles circuit. Rutuja Bhosale, the 29-year-old from Maharashtra, has officially risen to India No. 1 in the WTA Doubles Rankings, reaching a career-high world ranking of No. 139 after her stellar semifinal finish at the WTA 250 Chennai Open. This milestone marks a new era in Indian…
Indian tennis witnessed the end of an era this week as Rohan Bopanna announced his retirement from professional tennis after more than two decades on the ATP Tour. His farewell came fittingly at the Paris Masters 1000, a stage symbolic of his longevity and excellence. For a man who redefined age, resilience, and national pride,…
The WTA 250 Chennai Open witnessed another day of compelling tennis at the SDAT Tennis Stadium, with India’s rising stars Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty and Sahaja Yamalapalli bowing out after spirited second-round contests against higher-ranked opponents. In what turned out to be a day of valiant effort and high-quality tennis, both Indians showcased resilience and maturity…
Indian qualifier Dhakshineswar Suresh will take on American veteran Mitchell Krueger in the Round of 16 of the Jonathan Fried Pro Challenger in Charlottesville, in what promises to be a fascinating clash of generations and playing styles. Despite a 326-place difference in ATP rankings Krueger stands at World No. 242, while Suresh is World No….
The city of Bengaluru is all set to serve up an action-packed tennis season, hosting three marquee international events that will put Karnataka at the centre of Indian tennis. From the Billie Jean King Cup Play-Offs this November to the 10th edition of the Bengaluru Open in January and the KPB Trust Women’s Open ITF…
Indian tennis had a day to celebrate at the SDAT Stadium as Sahaja Yamalapalli and Shrivalli Bhamidipaty, the country’s top two ranked women’s singles players, recorded their first-ever WTA 250 main draw victories at the Chennai Open 2025. After two days disrupted by rain, the sun finally broke through, shining on a day of milestones…
The stage is set for a landmark evening at the WTA Chennai Open 2025, as two Indian wildcards Sahaja Yamalapalli and Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty prepare to take on top international names in the Round of 16. Both players enter Thursday’s matches with an opportunity to script history for Indian tennis at the SDAT Stadium in…
India’s No. 1 women’s singles player Sahaja Yamalapalli began her WTA 250 Chennai Open campaign in style, defeating Indonesia’s Priska Madelyn Nugroho 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the Round of 16. Playing on Center Court, the 23-year-old from Hyderabad produced a composed and tactically sharp performance to secure her maiden main-draw win at the WTA…
India’s Shrivalli Bhamidipaty began her WTA 250 Chennai Open campaign in style, defeating 16-year-old compatriot Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi 6-1, 6-4 to move into the Round of 16, marking her first-ever WTA 250 main-draw victory. The match, played under humid and breezy conditions at the SDAT Tennis Stadium, was a blend of power and promise Shrivalli’s…
India’s rising tennis star Dhakshineswar Suresh produced a statement performance at the ATP 75 Charlottesville Challenger, toppling second seed and World No.121 Liam Draxl of Canada in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 in the opening round. The Chennai-born qualifier delivered his best career win by ranking, showcasing a blend of aggression, composure, and tactical maturity that…
In an all-Indian clash full of intensity and fine margins, Dhakshineswar Suresh sealed his place in the main draw of the ATP 75 Charlottesville Challenger with a composed 7-6(5), 7-5 win over Aryan Shah, under the bright lights of the indoor hard courts in Virginia. Suresh’s serve was the decisive factor of the match 13…
The 2025 WTA Chennai Open held from October 27 to November 2 at the SDAT Tennis Stadium is more than just a sporting comeback. It symbolized India’s push to reestablish itself on the global tennis map after a three-year absence from hosting elite women’s events. Yet, as the week unfolded, it became clear that this…
India’s Dhakshineswar Suresh continued his impressive run on the ATP Challenger circuit, breezing past American Strong Kirchheimer in straight sets to move into the final qualifying round of the ATP 75 Charlottesville Challenger. The 22-year-old from Chennai was in commanding form, registering a comprehensive victory highlighted by 13 aces and relentless baseline control. Suresh’s 6-3,…
India’s 20-year-old Vaishnavi Adkar will join the main draw of the WTA Chennai Open 2025 as a lucky loser, following the withdrawal of New Zealand’s Lulu Sun. The Pune-based youngster, ranked No. 661, becomes the fourth Indian in the main draw, joining Sahaja Yamalapalli, Shrivalli Bhamidipaty, and Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi. This development comes after Adkar’s…
After a three-year hiatus, world-class women’s tennis returns to Indian soil with the WTA Chennai Open 2025, set to take place from October 27 to November 2 at the SDAT Tennis Stadium. The $275,094 event marks only the second edition of the Chennai Open after its successful debut in 2022, and promises an exciting mix…
