
Having turned 15 just last week, the boy from Pune has the opportunity to become the youngest match-winner in ATP history, with the previous record being set by Argentina's Franco Davin back in 1985, who was 15 years and one month old at the time.
The promising teenager is ranked 80th in the world, according to the ITF Juniors rankings, and became the youngest Indian to win a junior title at the ITF Asian B1 championships back in September.
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