American teen Nishesh Basavareddy defeated countryman and No. 8 seed Alex Michelsen 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand. At 19, Basavareddy ...

Moments after Nishesh Basavareddy reached his first ATP semifinal at the Auckland Classic on Thursday, the American teenager named Novak Djokovic as his favourite player and said he had modelled his ...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Gael Monfils became the second-oldest player in more than 30 years to reach the final of an ATP Tour event after beating American Nishesh Basavareddy 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the ...

The 19-year-old Basavareddy also has been making waves in Auckland. He is the youngest American since Reilly Opelka to reach an ATP Tour level semifinal on hard courts. Opelka did so aged 18 in ...

Rising American stars will ride winning waves into Delray Beach. Australian Open breakout stars Learner Tien and Nishesh ...

Basavareddy made his debut on the ATP Tour at this year's Brisbane International. He came through the qualifying rounds and gave Gael Monfils a tough time before losing to him in three sets.

MELBOURNE, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Moments after Nishesh Basavareddy reached his first ATP semi-final at the Auckland Classic on Thursday, the American teenager named Novak Djokovic as his favourite ...