Nishesh Basavareddy celebrates profitable his first spherical match towards Taylor Fritz, through the French Open on Might 24, 2026.
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Indian-origin tennis participant Nishesh Basavareddy brought about the primary main upset of the French Open as he shocked seventh-seeded American Taylor Fritz within the opening spherical in Paris.
Wild card entrant Basavareddy, an American citizen now, beat world quantity 9 Fritz 7-6(5), 7-6(5), 6-7(9), 6-1 in a gruelling match that lasted two hours and 45 minutes on Sunday to succeed in the second spherical.
The 21-year-old, whose mother and father moved to the USA from Nellore in Andhra Pradesh in 1999, grew to become the primary American man to beat a top-10 opponent at Roland Garros since Jan-Michael Gambill eradicated then-World No. 8 Nicolas Kiefer in 2000.
He was aggressive early, utilizing loads of drop pictures and his backhand down the road. He additionally withstood 71 winners from Fritz, hitting 51 of his personal to assert the primary Prime-10 victory of his profession.
Basavareddy had performed simply 5 tour-level matches this season when he walked on court docket towards Fritz.
He’ll face one other younger American Alex Michelsen within the second spherical.
Printed – Might 25, 2026 06:06 pm IST
