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Young American Men Stun the Field on Day 3 at the Australian Open

Three American men–Ethan Quinn, Eliot Spizzirri, and Nishesh Basavareddy–some playing in their first-ever Australian Open main draw matches, won on Day 3 at the 2026 Australian Open.

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How Nishesh Basavareddy’s Viral Celebration Shook the Australian Open 2026

The 2026 Australian Open was supposed to be about the established titans defending their turf. Instead, the headlines are being dominated by a 20-year-old American with a chip on his shoulder and a celebration that has the entire tennis world talking.

Tennis News / ESPN / January 14

Ofner celebrates too soon, loses Aussie qualifier

Before Sebastian Ofner lost in Australian Open qualifying, the 29-year-old Austrian had raised his arms and walked toward the net after taking a 7-1 lead in the decisive tiebreaker against Nishesh Basavareddy, not realizing he needed 10 points to win.

Tennis News / Last Word On Sports / December 21

ATP Next Gen Finals Final Recap: Learner Tien Downs Blockx to Win It All

Learner Tien started the 2025 Next Gen Finals by losing his opening match, and many sounded the alarm. What has happened to a player who essentially was the breakout player on the ATP Tour, let alone among young players?

Tennis News / HITC / December 21

Learner Tien joins rare company with second straight Next Gen final

Learner Tien is through to the final of the Next Gen Finals after getting past fellow American Nishesh Basavareddy on Saturday. Tien, who made headlines earlier this year by making American tennis history in Metz, came out on top 4-2, 4-1, 4-3 in Jeddah.

Tennis News / Last Word On Sports / December 20

Next Gen ATP Finals Final Prediction – Learner Tien vs Alexander Blockx

Just two men are still standing at the Next Gen ATP Finals and, perhaps fittingly, it is the top two seeds who will go head-to-head for the crown in Jeddah.

Tennis News / Last Word On Sports / December 19

Next Gen ATP Finals Semifinal Predictions Including Learner Tien vs Nishesh Basavareddy

We have reached the weekend in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where the original field of eight at the Next Gen ATP Finals has been trimmed to four. With previous winners such as Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Joao Fonseca, winning this event has been a strong corollary for future ATP success.

Tennis News / Last Word On Sports / December 19

Next Gen ATP Finals 2025 Day 3 Day Session Recap: Basavareddy Pulls Through

The third day of the Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah is halfway done, with the day session finishing not too long ago. It gave us the resolution of one of the groups, with Alexander Blockx and Nishesh Basavareddy securing their spots in the semifinals.

Tennis News / Last Word On Sports / December 18

Next Gen ATP Finals Day 3 Predictions Including Learner Tien vs Nicolai Budkov Kjaer

It promises to be another entertaining day of tennis at the Next Gen ATP Finals in Saudi Arabia with the competition for a place in the semifinals heating up.

Tennis News / Last Word On Sports / December 18

ATP Next Gen Finals Day 2 Day Session Recap: Blockx Keeps Dominating

After a fairly interesting first day of the Next Gen Finals that included an upset, we’ve kicked off day two with pretty expected results. In the first two matches of the second day, known as the day session, Alexander Blockx added another win to his tally while Dino Prizmic got back to winning ways after losing yesterday.

Tennis News / Last Word On Sports / December 17

Next Gen ATP Finals Day 2 Predictions Including Learner Tien vs Martin Landaluce

The opening day of the Next Gen ATP Finals was full of surprises. Will that continue on Day 2? Or will the more experienced players find their way to the top as we begin to sort who will reach the semifinals?

Tennis News / Last Word On Sports / December 17

Next Gen Finals Day 1 Recap: Opening Day Session Delivers Minor Surprise

While technically the Next Gen ATP Finals belong to the 2025 season, many consider this the unofficial start of the 2026 season as most of these players already had their offseason and will largely just continue competing after the conclusion of this event.

Tennis News / Last Word On Sports / December 15

ATP Next Gen Finals Player Profile: Nishesh Basavareddy

Nishesh Basavareddy returns to Jeddah with experience on his side, having competed here last year with results that fell somewhere between respectable and forgettable.

Tennis News / Tennis Infinity / December 5

Daniil Medevedev’s ex-coach Cervara takes up new challenge, joins Nishesh Basavareddy’s team

Gilles Cervara, Daniil Medvedev’s former coach, has taken over the wheel for young Nishesh Basavareddy. Cervara and Medevedev parted ways in August this year after eight successful years on the ATP Tour.

Tennis News / Last Word On Sports / September 19

ATP Hangzhou Day 4 Predictions Including Daniil Medvedev vs Nishesh Basavareddy

The ATP Tour spreads across China quite beautifully after the US Open, and the ATP Hangzhou Open was added just last year–replacing the Zhuhai Championships.

Tennis News / Last Word On Sports / September 19

ATP Hangzhou Best Bets Incouding Medvedev vs Basavareddy

Basavareddy – Medvedev: 20.09.2025 05:30 CEST H2H: first meeting Nishesh Basavareddy has won four of his last five matches. Last week, Basavareddy lost to Tabilo in the quarterfinals of the Challenger tournament.