Radhika Yadav, a 25-year-old tennis player from India, was allegedly shot three times by her father while she was cooking, according to Indian media. He was reportedly unhappy that she was running her own tennis academy
India: Tennis player Yadav killed by her father — reports

Radhika Yadav, a 25-year-old tennis player from India, was allegedly shot three times by her father while she was cooking, according to Indian media. He was reportedly unhappy that she was running her own tennis academy.
A view of high rise buildings in Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
The tennis player’s family lives in Gurgaon, a financial and technology center near India’s capital New DelhiImage: imagebroker/IMAGO
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Indian tennis player Radhika Yadav was killed by her father in their home in the city of Gurgaon, Indian media outlets reported on Friday. The suspect allegedly shot the 25-year-old athlete three times while was cooking in her kitchen on Thursday morning.

Gurgaon is a finance and technology hub located near India’s capital New Delhi, in the northern state of Haryana.

Yadav was taken to a nearby hospital by other family members, but she did not survive. The authorities arrested her father, Deepak Yadav, and seized his licensed firearm. He then confessed to the police, according to Indian daily Hindustan Times.

According to the International Tennis Federation, Yadav has not played in a ranked match since March 2024.

While she owned her own tennis academy, she has also never won a title in her professional career. Police sources cited by the India Today magazine said the woman also aspired to become a social media influencer after suffering an injury two years ago.