Overview
- Multiple top seeds were knocked out in third-round play, including boys' U-16 No. 2 Lakshya Chukka and No. 3 Paranjay Siwach, and girls' seeds Tanusshri Sathesh and Sarena Gahlot.
- Haryana's Harsh Marwaha beat Chukka in straight sets and now faces his doubles partner Vivaan Mirdha in the U-16 quarterfinals.
- West Bengal's Monodip Dey upset Siwach to reach the last eight and several lower-seeded players advanced across the U-14 and U-16 draws.
- Top seeds Ribhav Saroha and Aarav Challani progressed to the quarterfinals, with Saroha reporting shoulder discomfort after his recent U-18 title run.
- The changed lineups increase the unpredictability of late-round matchups and could affect national junior rankings as the tournament moves into the quarterfinal stage.