Captain Rohit Rajpal, Sumit Nagal, Dhakshinewar Suresh, Aryan Shah, Rithvik Bollipalli, Sriram Balaji, on the eve of India’s Davis Cup Tienis Tie against Switzerland in Bielzer. , Photocredit: Special Package
Dhakshinewar Suresh will wear the hope of the Indian team when he plays the first singles match against Jerome Kym in the Davis Cup World Group-1 draw in Biel, Switzerland, on Friday.
After he recently followed the fortunes of 25-year-old Dhakshinewar, especially when he qualified for the ATP event in Winston-Salem, in which he defeated the former world no. 19 Alejandro Tabilo of Chili, Koos Kapitein Rohit Rajpal for the right card to play.
“Glad that Dhakshinewar plays first. He is in good shape and we hope to get a good start. The first day is always crucial in Davis Cup,” Rohit said after the draw ceremony.
While the team brought in Dhakshinewar instead of Karan Singh, it was forced to make another change because the US Open Doubles semi -finalist Yuki Bhambri suffered from a heel injury.
Rithvik Bollipalli, ranked 71, the third best Indian Doubles player behind Yuki and Rohan Bopanna, entered the team to work in the 75th ranked Sriram Balaji.
Both Jerome Kym and Marc-Andrea Housler can play a lot of superior than what their ranking of 155 and 222 can suggest. Both in particular played a top-level tennis and hemsler, was a career-best 47 in 2023, when he qualified and played the fourth round of US Open.
India will be banking on the return of his number 1 Sumit, ranked 290. He was arranged last year a career-best 68 and would try to pull his weight for the team after he had stayed away the last two tires.
The 25-year-old Dhakshinewar is 626 mainly because he did not play many tournaments. His efficiency in inner court conditions and his big match, especially the monstrous Serve, could help him dictate the flow of a match against every opponent on his day.
India has a 2-1 profit-loss record against Switzerland. The last time the two teams met was in 1993, when Leander Paes and Ramesh Krishnan saw the team past Marc Rosset and Jakob Hlasek 3-2 on the grass courts of the South Club in Kolkata.
In fact, the Olympic champion Rosset won both singles competitions, and India wiped the other three, including a five-set victory over Rosset and Hlasek in The Doubles van Ramesh and Leander.
Tennis has changed a lot over the years and it will be interesting to see how well Indian tennis competes against the Swiss on their land.
The draw:
September 12: Jerome Kym vs Dhakshishinwar Suresh (5.30 pm ist); Followed by Marc-Andrea Hoesler vs Sumit Nam.
September 13: Jakub Paul & Dominic Stricker vs Sriram Balaji & Rithvik Bollipally (4.30 pm ist); Followed by Jerome Kym vs Sumit Namen; Followed by Marc-Andrea Hoesler vs Dhakshinewar Suresh.
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Published – September 11, 2025 05:14 pm is
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