Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Rajpal Says Indian Tennis Will Deliver At Asian Games
Rohit Rajpal is helping lead India’s Davis Cup tennis team.
He said playing for the country feels more demanding than playing only for yourself.
India’s tennis players will compete at the Asian Games in Japan.
The team is smaller than originally planned, and it has no women’s singles player.
Rajpal still believes Indian tennis can win medals.
He said young Indian players often find it hard to move from junior tournaments to professional matches.
Professional opponents can be older, stronger, and more experienced.
Better physical training, physiotherapists, and support are helping players make this change.
Rohit Rajpal said representing India in the Davis Cup and Asian Games creates more responsibility than playing individual events.
Rajpal expressed confidence that India’s tennis team will continue its medal-winning tradition at the upcoming Asian Games in Japan.
India’s tennis contingent was reduced from 12 athletes to seven, with no women’s singles representative.
India will face South Korea in Davis Cup World Group Qualifiers Round 2 in Seoul on September 18 and 19, before the Asian Games.
Rajpal said Indian players’ transition from junior tennis to the professional tour remains difficult but is improving through better training and support.
- Who
- Rohit Rajpal and India’s tennis contingent.
- What
- Rajpal discussed the pressure of representing India, the team’s Asian Games prospects, and the challenges of moving from junior to professional tennis.
- When
- The Asian Games are scheduled for September 19 to October 4, while India’s Davis Cup tie is scheduled for September 18 and 19.
- Where
- The Asian Games will be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, and the Davis Cup tie will take place in Seoul, South Korea.
- Why
- Representing the country brings added responsibility, while the discussion also addressed how Indian players can better manage the transition to professional tennis.
- Asian Games location
- Aichi-Nagoya, Japan
- Asian Games dates
- September 19 to October 4
- Davis Cup opponent
- South Korea
- Davis Cup venue
- Seoul
- Davis Cup dates
- September 18 and 19
- Indian contingent size
- Reduced from 12 athletes to seven
- Women’s singles representation
- None in India’s announced contingent
- Previous Asian Games medals
- Rajpal recalled three or four tennis medals; the article’s parenthetical specifies one silver and one bronze in mixed doubles and men’s doubles at Hangzhou