Anand Mahindra hails India’s historic Davis Cup milestone against Switzerland

India progressed to the Davis Cup Qualifiers for the first time ever after Sumit Nagal tamed aggressive teenager Henry Bernet in the first reverse singles to script the team's 3-1 win over Switzerland in the World Group I tie, on Saturday. Sharing his excitement, business leader Anand Mahindra tweeted, “Take time out today (especially today) to cheer this victory! It’s a historic triumph since India has beaten a European team, in Europe, for the first time since 1993. India 3 - 1 Switzerland.”

The win is being celebrated across social media as a landmark moment for Indian tennis, inspiring fans and players alike.

Nagal took the court after N Sriram Balaji and Rithvik Bollipalli lost a tight doubles rubber 7-6 (3) 4-6 5-7 to Jakub Paul and Dominic Stricker in two hours and 26 minutes. Nagal was supposed to take on Jerome Kym in the fourth rubber but the Swiss team fielded reigning junior Australian Open champion Bernet for their do-or-die clash, which the Indian won 6-1 6-3.


India had started the day with 2-0 advantage following Friday's inspiring singles wins by Nagal and debutant Dhakshineshwar Suresh.

This is India's first win over a European side in an away tie in 32 years after they had beaten France in the quarterfinals way back in 1993 when Leander Paes and Ramesh Krishnan led the team to a rare win. India beat Denmark, though, at home on grass court in 2022 in Delhi.

The first round of the Davis Cup Qualifiers will be held in January 2026.

Bernet's aggressive tactics meant that he ended up with a high number of unforced errors that helped the Indian.

"It means a lot. It's been a while that we won in Europe. We worked very hard to be here. We pushed each other, I am very happy with the win," said Nagal.

"Doubles was tough, the level of tennis was very high from both teams. I was sweating more on the sidelines than playing this match. The young ones are always tricky, you don't know what's coming your way," he added.

Nagal was playing his first Davis Cup tie since competing against Morocco in September 2023 and his presence made a difference.

Fans react to Anand Mahindra’s post

Fans flooded social media with excitement after the historic win, congratulating the Indian team and hailing the performance as “very nice” and “kudos-worthy.” Many celebrated the 3-1 triumph with patriotic emojis, while some shifted the conversation to the highly anticipated India-Pakistan clash later in the day, reflecting the buzzing enthusiasm around Indian tennis’ growing global presence.