PUNE: Former Davis Cup captain Anand Amritraj is baffled that India’s perfect singles gamers aren’t ready to win shut fits at the ATP World Tour regardless of having a tight recreation to again them, announcing it is “worrisome”.
Amritraj mentioned that on the World Tour stage, greater than the bottom strokes it is the skill to soak in power and make the fitting calls within the crunch scenario that dictates the end result of the fits and the Indian gamers want to paintings on that.
Sasikumar Mukundnation’s highest-ranked singles participant, Ramkumar Ramanathan and sumit nagal The higher-ranked gamers ran shut on the Tata Open Maharashtra however sooner or later fell brief and made first spherical exits.
All of them took the fit to a level from the place both participant may have received however may just now not win issues when it mattered.
Mukund, ranked 340, misplaced 4-6, 5-7 to Flavio Cobolli (ranked 171) whilst Ramkumar (ranked 435) misplaced to global quantity 62 Pedro Martinez regardless of taking a one-set lead (6-3, 5-7, 3 -6).
Nagal, whose score has plummeted to 503 after the injury-forced damage, stretched global quantity 54 Flip Krajinovic to a three-setter however misplaced the fit when he attempted to improvise within the decider in a good scenario.
“I was very impressed with Sumit Nagal, I thought he played great; just a couple of bad choices of shots in the final set at 4-4, and that cost him the match,” Amritraj, who captained the Indian Davis Cup workforce between 2013 and 2018, advised PTI in an interplay.
“I watched Saikumar Mukund, again, very close, 6-4, 7-5, a couple of shots here and there. I don’t understand why our boys as well as they play, are not able to win matches on the ATP Tour They do well in Challengers, but they need to win matches in bigger events.
“Closing out fits appears to be a topic.”
The organizers handed a wild card entry to 15-year-old Manas Dhamne and he came out with flying colours. He did not win the match but put up a good fight against seasoned American Michael Mmoh without getting overwhelmed by the occasion.
Amritraj, 71, said Dhamne’s defeat is still acceptable but experienced players like Nagal and Mukund should be able to win.
“The ultimate out factor is worrisome. In the case of 15-year-olds, it’s loss of enjoy, however come to Sumit Nagal and Mukund, they’ve performed sufficient at the Tour to near out fits.
“Tennis, as we know, is all between the ears. Everybody has the shots, the backhand, the forehand, the volleys, and the serves at this level of the game. It’s a question of how you close out the match. That all comes down to confidence or what goes inside your head.
“At the industry finish of the set or the fit, the way you serve it out. It comes right down to a couple of issues right here and there.”
Amritraj said the phenomenon of Indian players getting injured frequently is also not a great sign. Nagal underwent a hip surgery in November 2021 and lost about four months of action. When he resumed competing, he ended up losing 11 first round matches and is sitting outside the top-500.
His biggest win came on his favorite surface (clay) against Germany’s Daniel Altmaier, who was placed 103 at that time in October 2022 (now ranked 96).
Mukund had a back issue troubling him in the past and he had also pulled out of Davis Cup tie against Pakistan due to a foot injury in 2019.
Yuki Bhambri and Prajnesh Gunneswaran lost crucial times in their respective careers due to injuries.
“Mukund is 25. Sumit is round the similar age. At this age, the number 1 factor is that you simply keep in excellent form and keep are compatible. I’m amazed on the choice of accidents those younger children have at the present time.
“In our generation, it hardly ever happened. I don’t know if it’s being physically lucky or what it is? Now you look at Yuki, he hasn’t played much, he was lucky to come back (from injury) and play.
“He performed Davis Cup with me for 5 years. He is certainly one of my favourite gamers, he has been off singles for a while and now enjoying best doubles with Saki (Saketh Myneni).”
India’s higher-ranked player as of today is Mukund at number 340, a phenomenon that speaks volumes about the current state of Indian tennis.
Amritraj, who reached the US Open third in 1974, is obviously disappointed.
“It is slightly unhappy to me that someone ranked 340 is the most productive now we have, strictly via the scores. Sumit Nagal had a possibility of having into the top-100 or 150. I all the time questioned why Ramkumar was once now not in top-100. It’s implausible to me that all of them struggled in singles.”
Yuki Bhambri’s singles career has come to a halt due to injuries he has opted to play only the doubles format to prolong his career.
While Amritraj feels Yuki must not ignore the singles completely, he does not want Ramkumar to follow the Delhi player in taking that decision.
“Ram will have to stick with singles for no less than every other 12 months. There is all the time time to play doubles, Rohan is enjoying at 42. He is enjoying smartly. There isn’t any explanation why to chuck your singles and concentrate on doubles on the age of 28 which Ram is.
“As far as Yuki is concerned, he had to make a call. He has a good partner in Saketh Myneni. The age of 30 is also maybe a good time to switch to the doubles. Yuki has played some unbelievable singles matches five-six years ago. I am not sure if he should ignore his singles but it looks he has made up his mind. It’s really a shame because he is still very talented,” he mentioned.
Amritraj mentioned that on the World Tour stage, greater than the bottom strokes it is the skill to soak in power and make the fitting calls within the crunch scenario that dictates the end result of the fits and the Indian gamers want to paintings on that.
Sasikumar Mukundnation’s highest-ranked singles participant, Ramkumar Ramanathan and sumit nagal The higher-ranked gamers ran shut on the Tata Open Maharashtra however sooner or later fell brief and made first spherical exits.
All of them took the fit to a level from the place both participant may have received however may just now not win issues when it mattered.
Mukund, ranked 340, misplaced 4-6, 5-7 to Flavio Cobolli (ranked 171) whilst Ramkumar (ranked 435) misplaced to global quantity 62 Pedro Martinez regardless of taking a one-set lead (6-3, 5-7, 3 -6).
Nagal, whose score has plummeted to 503 after the injury-forced damage, stretched global quantity 54 Flip Krajinovic to a three-setter however misplaced the fit when he attempted to improvise within the decider in a good scenario.
“I was very impressed with Sumit Nagal, I thought he played great; just a couple of bad choices of shots in the final set at 4-4, and that cost him the match,” Amritraj, who captained the Indian Davis Cup workforce between 2013 and 2018, advised PTI in an interplay.
“I watched Saikumar Mukund, again, very close, 6-4, 7-5, a couple of shots here and there. I don’t understand why our boys as well as they play, are not able to win matches on the ATP Tour They do well in Challengers, but they need to win matches in bigger events.
“Closing out fits appears to be a topic.”
The organizers handed a wild card entry to 15-year-old Manas Dhamne and he came out with flying colours. He did not win the match but put up a good fight against seasoned American Michael Mmoh without getting overwhelmed by the occasion.
Amritraj, 71, said Dhamne’s defeat is still acceptable but experienced players like Nagal and Mukund should be able to win.
“The ultimate out factor is worrisome. In the case of 15-year-olds, it’s loss of enjoy, however come to Sumit Nagal and Mukund, they’ve performed sufficient at the Tour to near out fits.
“Tennis, as we know, is all between the ears. Everybody has the shots, the backhand, the forehand, the volleys, and the serves at this level of the game. It’s a question of how you close out the match. That all comes down to confidence or what goes inside your head.
“At the industry finish of the set or the fit, the way you serve it out. It comes right down to a couple of issues right here and there.”
Amritraj said the phenomenon of Indian players getting injured frequently is also not a great sign. Nagal underwent a hip surgery in November 2021 and lost about four months of action. When he resumed competing, he ended up losing 11 first round matches and is sitting outside the top-500.
His biggest win came on his favorite surface (clay) against Germany’s Daniel Altmaier, who was placed 103 at that time in October 2022 (now ranked 96).
Mukund had a back issue troubling him in the past and he had also pulled out of Davis Cup tie against Pakistan due to a foot injury in 2019.
Yuki Bhambri and Prajnesh Gunneswaran lost crucial times in their respective careers due to injuries.
“Mukund is 25. Sumit is round the similar age. At this age, the number 1 factor is that you simply keep in excellent form and keep are compatible. I’m amazed on the choice of accidents those younger children have at the present time.
“In our generation, it hardly ever happened. I don’t know if it’s being physically lucky or what it is? Now you look at Yuki, he hasn’t played much, he was lucky to come back (from injury) and play.
“He performed Davis Cup with me for 5 years. He is certainly one of my favourite gamers, he has been off singles for a while and now enjoying best doubles with Saki (Saketh Myneni).”
India’s higher-ranked player as of today is Mukund at number 340, a phenomenon that speaks volumes about the current state of Indian tennis.
Amritraj, who reached the US Open third in 1974, is obviously disappointed.
“It is slightly unhappy to me that someone ranked 340 is the most productive now we have, strictly via the scores. Sumit Nagal had a possibility of having into the top-100 or 150. I all the time questioned why Ramkumar was once now not in top-100. It’s implausible to me that all of them struggled in singles.”
Yuki Bhambri’s singles career has come to a halt due to injuries he has opted to play only the doubles format to prolong his career.
While Amritraj feels Yuki must not ignore the singles completely, he does not want Ramkumar to follow the Delhi player in taking that decision.
“Ram will have to stick with singles for no less than every other 12 months. There is all the time time to play doubles, Rohan is enjoying at 42. He is enjoying smartly. There isn’t any explanation why to chuck your singles and concentrate on doubles on the age of 28 which Ram is.
“As far as Yuki is concerned, he had to make a call. He has a good partner in Saketh Myneni. The age of 30 is also maybe a good time to switch to the doubles. Yuki has played some unbelievable singles matches five-six years ago. I am not sure if he should ignore his singles but it looks he has made up his mind. It’s really a shame because he is still very talented,” he mentioned.