Davis Cup: Yuki Bhambri an exceptional match player, Divij Sharan brings great doubles acumen to the team, says former coach Aditya Sachdeva

Aditya Sachdeva has been grooming future stars of Indian tennis for over the last two decades now. The list of his illustrious wards includes names like Yuki Bhambri, Karman Kaur Thandi, Divij Sharan, and Vijayant Malik. Besides noteworthy international successes, Sachdeva’s students have also regularly represented the country in the prestigious Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup (former Federation Cup) tournaments. Sachdeva calls Yuki and Divij exceptional match players. Sachdeva, who began coaching in the year 2000 and is currently the technical director of RoundGlass Tennis Academy in Chandigarh, passionate about doing his bit for the nation by consistently producing tennis players who can break into the top 100 of the world rankings. He is now looking forward to the India-Norway Davis Cup clash. The Indian team had defeated Denmark 4-0 in the play-offs at home last month and are scheduled to face Norway (away tie) on September 16-17 or 17-18.

Aditya Sachdeva Sachdeva spoke to TimesofIndia.com about India's chances in the Davis Cup clash vs Norway, his students Yuki Bhambri and Divij Sharan and much more... India are set to face Norway in the World Group I tie at Davis Cup, 2022. What are your expectations?The Norwegian team is expected to choose clay as the surface for the tie and that itself will start them off as favorites. Our main player – Sumit Nagal, who loves clay, has just now recovered from an injury. It remains to be seen how quickly he regains match fitness and is ready to lead the team in the tie. In his absence, Prajnesh Gunneswaran will be our singles spearhead as he too has significant exposure in playing on European clay. Ramkumar Ramanathan and Yuki Bhambri will both have their tasks cut out on the