Indian juniors Puneeth Manohar and Srishti Kiran from Bengaluru will make their Wimbledon 14&Under grass-court debut at the All England Lawn Tennis Club from July 9–12. Both qualified through strong performances at ITF Asia U14 in Colombo, where Puneeth emerged Asia No.1 and Srishti finished runner-up, earning spots on the ITF development touring team representing India.

Bengaluru, July 6: Two of Karnataka’s brightest young stars, Puneeth Manohar and Srishti Kiran, are officially set to make their historic grass-court debuts in the prestigious 14 Under Junior Championships at Wimbledon, which will take place at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in London from July 9 to July 12.

Incidentally, Puneet and Srishti are the only Indians representing the country in the U-14 category.

Both the 14-year-old Bengaluru athletes earned their exclusive qualification spots following extraordinary, dominant campaigns in the finals of the ITF Asia 14 & Under Development Championships held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where they secured their places on the elite ITF Grand Slam Player Development Programme (GSPDP) touring team.

Puneeth enters the tournament as Asia’s No. 1-ranked player in the Under-14 division, a milestone he secured after clinching the Week 1 singles title in Colombo.