Sagar Kashyap
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Sagar Kashyap is a former under-18 tennis player from Mysore, Karnataka, India, and the youngest Indian to officiate at the Wimbledon Championship.
Biography
Kashyap, hailing from Mysore started playing tennis at the age of 12.[1] He is a former under-18 junior ITF player[2] and has played at various national and international tournaments.[1]
Kashyap, a computer engineer from Vidya Vikas Engineering college in Mysore[1] started off as a line umpire in 2005 for Fed cup in New Delhi and had also participated as a line umpire in ITF events in Bangalore. Kashyap then rose to the rank of a supervisor and was a level 1 chair umpire in ITF events which entitled him to officiate up to second round. Sagar attended a workshop in Mumbai and became a white badge umpire.[2] In an interview to a news paper Sagar stated "I was a national level player but turned towards umpiring. I cleared an ITF exam after which I became an International White Badge official. And now, I got a chance to travel to London and officiate in the qualifiers which is a huge boost to my career,".[3] He became the youngest Indian to officiate in Wimbledon Championship in 2011[1]
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