Nishesh Basavareddy has started working with a new coach, Gilles Cervara, the American team confirmed on Thursday.
The 20-year-old had a strong performance in 2025 after reaching his first tour-level semi-final in Auckland and later rising to career No. 99 in the PIF ATP Rankings. Basavareddy defeated 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic in the first round of the Australian Open.
For the second year in a row, Basavareddy qualified for the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF, which takes place from December 17 to 21 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Cervara is best known for mentoring Daniil Medvedev for eight successful years. During that time, Medvedev reached world No. 1 in the PIF ATP rankings, won the 2021 US Open, the 2020 Nitto ATP Finals and six ATP Masters 1000 trophies.
In 2019, Frenchman Cervara was named ATP Coach of the Year at the ATP Awards. Cervara and Medvedev split at the end of August.
Basavareddy, who turned pro last December after two seasons at Stanford University, will be one of eight players competing in the 20-and-under event in Jeddah this month. Jakub Mensik, Learner Tien, Alexander Blockx, Dino Prizmic, Martin Landaluce, Nicolai Budkov Kjaer and Rafael Jodar will also be in action.
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