Jay Meena scripts history, assures India’s first Asian Games soft tennis medal

Jay Meena scripted a piece of history for India at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026, assuring the country of its first-ever medal in soft tennis after reaching the men’s singles semi-finals.Meena edged past the Philippines’ Sherwin Nuguit in a gripping quarter-final, winning 4-3 in a contest that went down to the wire.The Indian endured several momentum shifts before sealing victory 0-4, 4-2, 2-4, 5-3, 2-4, 7-5 against his Filipino opponent.His place in the last four guarantees Meena a medal, with all four semi-finalists assured of a podium finish.