Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli has been quietly cruising his means by the doubles circuit. In 2024, he gained his maiden ATP title in Almaty, partnering Arjun Kadhe, gained three Challengers title, and cracked into the highest 100. At the beginning of 2025, he made his Grand Slam debut in males’s doubles on the Australian Open, the place he misplaced within the opening spherical alongside American Ryan Seggerman earlier than incomes a call-up for the Davis Cup. On Friday, the 24-year-old was handed a debut for the Davis Cup, with India slated to tackle Togo within the World Group I Play-off, beginning in Delhi on Saturday. He shall be pairing with N. Sriram Balaji, who has been enjoying some strong tennis on the Tour, of late. The duo gained a Challenger title collectively in Rovereto, Italy, two months again.
Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli with N Sriram Balaji(Indian Tennis Day by day)
Forward of the Davis Cup tie, Rithvik chatted with Hindustan Occasions about his preparations for the competition, his expertise on the Australian Open, and his seek for a gentle associate on the tour.
Q) How have you ever ready for the competition? You’ll be making your debut in Davis Cup.
They have been fairly good. I arrived every week sooner than the tie, and I have been practising each day with Bala. We have been enjoying a number of factors and getting used to the situations, so it is going fairly effectively up to now.
Q) You’ve been paired with Bala for the doubles. You’ve gained a Challengers title with him. How do you see this pairing?
I believe it is one of the best pairing I can get on this crew as a result of we now have clearly performed collectively, and we’re the one ones on the crew who play full-time doubles. And yeah, we’re all doing effectively. We each performed within the Australian Open. Bala has gained round there, so he is doing fairly effectively. And yeah, that is how I believe we can provide ourselves one of the best likelihood.
Q) In 2024, you gained an ATP title and made it to the highest 100 in doubles as effectively. How would you sum up that 12 months?
It has been an excellent 12 months. I have been making an attempt to go up the graph, and I believe there’s extra to come back. That is only a begin. So, I am enthusiastic about what’s arising as a result of I’ve a great program I am in proper now. I am a part of the Doubles Dream Undertaking, and nice coaches are there. So I believe we will hold entering into the appropriate path.
Q) You additionally gained a Challengers title with Nikki Poonacha. Is it tough juggling between companions?
Nicely, probably not in the event that they’re Indian gamers as a result of I do know a number of them. I get together with all of the Indian gamers, and yeah, I imply, Nikki was former Davis Cupper, and he is an excellent man. I’ve performed a number of tournaments with him, and I’ve performed with Arjun (Kadhe) as effectively, who’s an excellent man once more. So all of us prepare collectively in the course of the low season, so all of us get alongside very effectively and know one another. That is why it makes it simpler for us to gel with one another after we are on court docket as effectively.
Q) How is Arjun Kadhe recovering from his damage? Are you contemplating him a long-time associate?
He is doing nice. He had surgical procedure, and now he is simply beginning to do some rehab. He can stroll with out ache, however sadly, it is a lengthy course of. Hopefully, he’ll get well as quickly as attainable, and he can come again on tour quickly.
Nicely, it is vitally tough as a result of it comes all the way down to when he’s coming again and the way he feels we’re undoubtedly going to have a chat collectively and see the place we go.
Q) You talked about the Australian Open. What was the expertise like? You have been fairly shut in that first set within the opening-round tie
It was an unbelievable expertise. These guys ended up profitable the match that we misplaced to, so it was undoubtedly a troublesome draw. However sure, within the first set, we did play effectively till the necessary second arose, and we type of dipped. The second set was lower than the extent, so we acquired carried away barely. However yeah, it is a good expertise. It is a studying expertise towards good gamers, and there is undoubtedly going to be extra alternatives coming my means, and hopefully, I am going to take them myself.
Q) Your targets for 2025?
I simply need to hold enhancing. I do not actually have a objective as to the place I need to be when it comes to rating or factors as a result of if I maintain my stage, the rating and factors will observe. However sure, would undoubtedly need to make extra Grand Slam appearances.