Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Davis Cup: Nagal and Bhambri Lead India Against South Korea
India's best tennis players are preparing for a very important team match called the Davis Cup.
The Davis Cup is like a World Cup for countries that play tennis.
India will travel to a city called Seoul in South Korea to play against the South Korean team.
The matches will take place on September 18 and 19.
If India wins, the team will go to a special final round in Italy in November.
Sumit Nagal will lead India's singles players in the match.
A 19-year-old player named Manas Dhamne will play for India for the very first time.
Yuki Bhambri and N Sriram Balaji will play the doubles matches.
India is feeling confident because it won its last match against the Netherlands.
This is the first time India has reached this round under the new Davis Cup format, and the team hopes to make a breakthrough.
India will face South Korea in the Davis Cup Qualifiers second round on September 18-19 at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Seoul.
Sumit Nagal (world No. 235) leads the singles lineup alongside Dhakshineswar Suresh (No. 393) and 19-year-old debutant Manas Dhamne.
Yuki Bhambri, India's highest-ranked doubles player at No. 28, will partner N Sriram Balaji (No. 57).
The winner earns a berth in the Davis Cup Final 8 in Bologna, Italy, in November.
India's squad largely retains the group that beat the Netherlands 3-2 in Bengaluru, with Dhamne the only major addition and the tie marking India's first second-round appearance since the format was introduced in 2019.
- Who
- India's Davis Cup team, led by singles leader Sumit Nagal and doubles specialist Yuki Bhambri, will face South Korea.
- What
- A Davis Cup Qualifiers second-round tie, with the winner advancing to the Davis Cup Final 8.
- When
- September 18 and 19.
- Where
- Olympic Tennis Centre, Seoul, South Korea.
- Why
- Victory would send India to the Davis Cup Final 8 in Bologna, Italy, for the first time under the current format.
- Event
- Davis Cup Qualifiers second-round tie
- Teams
- India vs South Korea
- Dates
- September 18-19
- Venue
- Olympic Tennis Centre, Seoul (hard courts)
- Prize
- Berth in the Davis Cup Final 8 in Bologna, Italy (November)
- India's singles players
- Sumit Nagal (No. 235), Dhakshineswar Suresh (No. 393), Manas Dhamne (No. 362)
- India's doubles pair
- Yuki Bhambri (No. 28), N Sriram Balaji (No. 57)
- Recent results
- India beat the Netherlands 3-2 in Bengaluru; last met South Korea in 2016, winning 4-1 in Chandigarh
