By Aayush Kataria
Copyright timesnownews
The Indian tennis team will aim to make a mark in the Davis Cup and be part of the Davis Cup qualifiers in the 2026 season as they play Switzerland in the World Group 1 clash on Friday and Saturday (September 12 and 13) to ensure the one-time champions can stake a claim to play against the big countries next season. This fixture will take place at the Swiss Tennis Arena in Biel. India qualified for the match after a victory over Togo in February by a 4-0 margin in a tie that took place on February 1 and 2 at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Assocation (DLTA) Stadium in New Delhi. Meanwhile, Switzerland were part of the World Cup Qualifiers first rond but beaten by Spain 3-1 at home. The 2014 champions have been the land of some of the finet Tennis player in history, including Roger Federer, who is widely known as the greatet to ever play the sport. However, this around their line-up is not as imposing, and India has an outside chance of an upset. Talking about the Indian team, which is looking to make a mark on the Tennis world after falling off, they have been bosted by the return of top ranked singles player Sumit Nagal. However, double number one Yuki Bhambri is missing from action after suffering an injury during his run to the US Open 2025 semi-final. India vs Switzerland РOrder Of Play, Timing The tie will see five matches, which include four singles and one doubles outing. The first two singles games will take place on Friday (September 12) before the three remaining matches on Saturday. September 12, Friday: 5:30 PM IST onwards J̩r̫me Kym vs Dhakshineswar Suresh (Singles) Marc-Andrea Huesler vs Sumit Nagal (Singles) September 13, Saturday: Day 2 Р4:30 PM IST onwards N Sriram Balaji-Rithvik Bollipalli vs Jakub Paul-Henry Bernet (Doubles) J̩r̫me Kym vs Sumit Nagal (Singles) Marc-Andrea Huesler vs Dhakshineswar Suresh (Singles) Telecast And Streaming: The match will be live telecasted on DD Sports and streamed on the Prasar Bharti Youtube channel.
