NEW DELHI: Tennis legend Leander Paes feels India can win a medal within the Asian Games with the lads’s doubles staff.
“In the Asian Games, in men’s doubles we have a good opportunity of doing well. We have multiple options of teams in the doubles. We have got quite a few players who can play,” Paes mentioned all the way through an match at the eve of the Wimbledon males’s ultimate right here on Sunday.
“In singles, when you look at countries historically, like Japan, Korea, Uzbekistan, China, Chinese Taipei, Thailand … it will be a little tougher but in doubles we have a great chance of winning a medal, if not a gold medals.
“It simply is dependent upon the mix of groups, who they pick out to play with Rohan and who the second one staff will probably be.”
Paes feels the Indian players will find it tough to keep up with the competition at the international level in next few years and said it is unfortunate that the country does not host important events.
“I feel it’ll be a tricky time for Indian tennis for the following couple of years. I’ve super admire for Indian gamers who’re touring across the world, spending Euros and bucks, spending foreign currencies … to have a trainer, a teacher, apparatus, to get your whole flights, lodge, delivery,” he mentioned.
“You do not have an association which pays for all of that. Each of us has to do it individually, whereas you have the BCCI which has done such a wonderful job for cricket.
“You have Hockey India, AIFF, Reliance doing it for ISL. But tennis is a person game, very similar to badminton, or observe and box, in there, 99.99 in line with cent of the tennis tournaments are out of doors India. There is not anything right here. “
Paes said the kids are distracted by the ways of the modern world, but took pride in the fact that he was able to inspire many to take up the sport.
“I’m hoping within the subsequent 3-5 or 10 years we see a wave of younger gamers coming thru,” he said.
“When I used to be taking part in, I proved that Indians may well be champions. In 1991, once I gained the Wimbledon junior and the junior US Open in September, the expansion of the collection of Indian children taking part in tennis used to be 4,000 in line with cent.
“I don’t see that today. Gadgets, social media, options of OTT platforms are taking a lot of time off the kids.”
Paes mentioned it is very important permit children the time and scope to pursue the game they’re occupied with, along research.
“You go to school for 5-6-7 hours a day, there’s no time for practice in the morning. Instead of getting four sessions of training and technical practice in any sport, you are getting one or maximum two a day.
“In the Western global, children are doing on-line education and specializing in their game. They are doing 4 classes an afternoon 356 days a yr (multiplied) by means of 10 or 15 years.
“That is why an (Carlos) Alcaraz at the age of 19 is No 1 in the world. Do you see any 19-year-old tennis players in India right now? It is all about repetition, practice and training.”
‘HAD A BLESSED CAREER’
Recalling his formative years days, Paes mentioned: “I personally feel I have a very blessed career. Growing up I used to play gully cricket and football in the maidans of Calcutta (Kolkata). In the last four decades, tennis has given me a lot .
“As a tender boy, I sought after to constitute India, to emulate what my father had performed, to win an Olympic medal. I sought after to end up ‘hum bhi jeet sakte hain’ (that we will additionally win) – and no longer simply in hockey however in a person game. I gave up my hobby for soccer to play tennis.”
Paes also fondly recalled his memories of playing at the Wimbledon.
“Today, the enjoyment that Wimbledon brings to me is that India’s title is up at the scrolls. Right subsequent to my title, (it reads) ‘Leander Paes, India’. To see India there brings me nice pleasure.”
“In the Asian Games, in men’s doubles we have a good opportunity of doing well. We have multiple options of teams in the doubles. We have got quite a few players who can play,” Paes mentioned all the way through an match at the eve of the Wimbledon males’s ultimate right here on Sunday.
“In singles, when you look at countries historically, like Japan, Korea, Uzbekistan, China, Chinese Taipei, Thailand … it will be a little tougher but in doubles we have a great chance of winning a medal, if not a gold medals.
“It simply is dependent upon the mix of groups, who they pick out to play with Rohan and who the second one staff will probably be.”
Paes feels the Indian players will find it tough to keep up with the competition at the international level in next few years and said it is unfortunate that the country does not host important events.
“I feel it’ll be a tricky time for Indian tennis for the following couple of years. I’ve super admire for Indian gamers who’re touring across the world, spending Euros and bucks, spending foreign currencies … to have a trainer, a teacher, apparatus, to get your whole flights, lodge, delivery,” he mentioned.
“You do not have an association which pays for all of that. Each of us has to do it individually, whereas you have the BCCI which has done such a wonderful job for cricket.
“You have Hockey India, AIFF, Reliance doing it for ISL. But tennis is a person game, very similar to badminton, or observe and box, in there, 99.99 in line with cent of the tennis tournaments are out of doors India. There is not anything right here. “
Paes said the kids are distracted by the ways of the modern world, but took pride in the fact that he was able to inspire many to take up the sport.
“I’m hoping within the subsequent 3-5 or 10 years we see a wave of younger gamers coming thru,” he said.
“When I used to be taking part in, I proved that Indians may well be champions. In 1991, once I gained the Wimbledon junior and the junior US Open in September, the expansion of the collection of Indian children taking part in tennis used to be 4,000 in line with cent.
“I don’t see that today. Gadgets, social media, options of OTT platforms are taking a lot of time off the kids.”
Paes mentioned it is very important permit children the time and scope to pursue the game they’re occupied with, along research.
“You go to school for 5-6-7 hours a day, there’s no time for practice in the morning. Instead of getting four sessions of training and technical practice in any sport, you are getting one or maximum two a day.
“In the Western global, children are doing on-line education and specializing in their game. They are doing 4 classes an afternoon 356 days a yr (multiplied) by means of 10 or 15 years.
“That is why an (Carlos) Alcaraz at the age of 19 is No 1 in the world. Do you see any 19-year-old tennis players in India right now? It is all about repetition, practice and training.”
‘HAD A BLESSED CAREER’
Recalling his formative years days, Paes mentioned: “I personally feel I have a very blessed career. Growing up I used to play gully cricket and football in the maidans of Calcutta (Kolkata). In the last four decades, tennis has given me a lot .
“As a tender boy, I sought after to constitute India, to emulate what my father had performed, to win an Olympic medal. I sought after to end up ‘hum bhi jeet sakte hain’ (that we will additionally win) – and no longer simply in hockey however in a person game. I gave up my hobby for soccer to play tennis.”
Paes also fondly recalled his memories of playing at the Wimbledon.
“Today, the enjoyment that Wimbledon brings to me is that India’s title is up at the scrolls. Right subsequent to my title, (it reads) ‘Leander Paes, India’. To see India there brings me nice pleasure.”
(With inputs from PTI)