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Basavareddy joins forces with Gilles Cervara

Nishesh Basavareddy has begun working with a new coach, Gilles Cervara, the American’s team confirmed Thursday.

The 20-year-old had a strong showing in 2025, having reached his maiden tour-level semi-final in Auckland and later climbing to a career-high No. 99 in the PIF ATP Rankings. Basavareddy took a set off 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic in the first round of the Australian Open.

For the second consecutive year, Basavareddy qualified for the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF, which runs from 17-21 December in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Cervara is best known for guiding Daniil Medvedev for eight successful years. During that time, Medvedev reached World No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings, won the 2021 US Open, the 2020 Nitto ATP Finals and six ATP Masters 1000 trophies.

In 2019, the Frenchman Cervara was named the ATP Coach of the Year in the ATP Awards. Cervara and Medvedev parted ways at the end of August.

Basavareddy, who turned pro last December following two seasons at Stanford University, will be one of eight players competing at the 20-and-under event in Jeddah this month. Jakub Mensik, Learner Tien, Alexander Blockx, Dino Prizmic, Martin Landaluce, Nicolai Budkov Kjaer, and Rafael Jodar will also be in action.