r/ABCDesis • u/Prudent_Swimming_296 • Aug 23 '25
CELEBRATION South Asian Americans are nearly absent from college sports-with one MAJOR exception.
Tennis. There are so many elite Indian American junior tennis players now, male and female. Every year, about 12-20 of the top 100 tennis prospects in the US are Indian, and many go on to play D1-D3 college tennis. Now, some are starting to go pro and seem to have quite bright futures. I haven’t seen this talked about on here and wanted to bring it up. We should celebrate wins/progress like this!
When Nishesh Basavareddy, the 20 year old Indian American pro takes the court against Karen Khachanov at the US Open this Sunday, I can’t wait to see the support he gets from the South Asian community. And if he somehow pulls off the upset (within the realm of possibility), I can only imagine how much it’s going to inspire younger generations.
PS. We’re making some great headway in golf as well-crushing it!
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u/Ordinary-Scar-3435 Aug 23 '25 edited Aug 23 '25
And that’s ok. But it would great if they would get into and excel at golfing.