Sumit Nagal returned to the Davis Cup squad after a two-year absence while number one doubles player Yuki Bhambri also made a comeback to the national fold.

India's Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni breezed into the quarterfinals of the Bengaluru Open with a straight-set victory.

Unseeded Indian Ramkumar Ramanathan pulled off an upset win against top seed Elias Ymer of Sweden to enter the final qualifying round of the Maha Open ATP Challenger 100 tennis championship.

Sasikumar Mukund, Ramkumar Ramanathan and Kiran Singh were given wildcard entries for the Delhi Open men's singles main draw.

Defending champions Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni entered the doubles final of the Chennai Open ATP Challenger with a hard-fought win.

Paes called for patience regarding India's rise in tennis.

India's singles challenge has already ended with both Sumit Nagal and Ramkumar Ramanathan making first round exits.

Ramkumar Ramanathan and N Sriram Balaji could play well only in patches in the do-or-die doubles encounter and later Siddharth Vishwakarma lost on debut as India went down 0-4 to Sweden.

India were forced to field N Sriram Balaji in singles as the country's top singles player Sumit Nagal opted out of the tie due to a back injury.

India qualified for the World Group after beating Pakistan 4-0 recently in the playoffs held in Islamabad.