Shekar veeraswamy

Wheelchair World Team Cup Asia: The Indian men’s team secured their first-ever bronze medal with a 3–0 win against Chinese Taipei in the Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup Asia Qualification Event 2026, held in Colombo from March 2-6. Organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), this tournament acts as the Asian qualifier for the esteemed World Team Cup and is often called the “Davis Cup of wheelchair tennis”.

The Indian men’s team included Shekar Veeraswamy (World No. 210), India's top player, along with Basavaraj Kundargi (World No. 185) from Karnataka, and Karthik Karunakaran (World No. 351) from Tamil Nadu.

India started their campaign with a 0–3 defeat tp Korea Republic. Han Sungbong (World No. 46) won against Karunakaran with scores of 6-1, 6-1, while Im Ho Won (World No. 61) defeated Kundargi 6-1, 6-2. Lee Jihwan (World No. 52) and Han Sungbong then secured the overall win with a 6-3, 6-2 doubles victory.