Jan 09, 2025 01:14 PM IST
Nishesh Basavareddy hasn’t performed a full ATP Tour season but, and turned professional final yr after qualifying for the Subsequent Gen ATP Finals.
Rising up the ATP rankings, 19-year-old Nishesh Basavareddy is ready to face Novak Djokovic within the first spherical of his debut Grand Slam essential draw occasion, in Melbourne on Sunday. The American tennis participant, of Indian origin, obtained a wildcard in the primary draw of the 2025 Australian Open, and can be opening his marketing campaign in opposition to the World No. 7. Nishesh is at the moment ranked 133rd within the ATP singles rankings, and likewise participated within the qualifying draw of the 2024 US Open final yr.
Nishesh Basavareddy of the US hits a return.(AFP)
Basavareddy hasn’t performed a full ATP Tour season but, and turned professional final yr after qualifying for the Subsequent Gen ATP Finals. He reached his first-ever aggressive last on the Fairfield Challenger in 2023, and likewise misplaced within the finals in 2024 on the Challenger occasions in Fairfield and Charleston.
Success in 2024
Basavareddy, then clinched his maiden Challenger-level title in California in October, and likewise ended as runners-up at two extra Challenger occasions in Knoxville and Champaign. Within the subsequent few months, he bought his second title in Puerto Vallarta.
He’s at the moment enjoying at his first-ever professional match on the ASB Traditional. He didn’t get a direct entry into the primary draw, and certified for the ATP 250 match. He’s set to face Gael Monfils within the semi-finals on Friday.
Forward of Australian Open 2025
Talking forward of the season-opening Grand Slam occasion, Basavareddy stated, “I think over the course of the summer and the fall there was a lot of thought, but I knew that if I qualified [for Jeddah] and with me also having a main-draw wild card for the Australian Open, that just made the decision a lot easier.”
“Knowing that I was going to be playing the bigger tournaments and getting close to the Top 100, that made it a pretty easy decision then, but it was never easy to leave behind college tennis and my team at Stanford”, he added.
After the 2024 US Open, Basavareddy received 28 of 34 Challenger matches from September to November, clinching two titles.
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