{"id":311988,"date":"2023-04-21T16:15:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T16:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/04\/21\/indian-tennis-can-only-move-up-from-here-ramesh-krishnan-tennis-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-04-21T16:15:01","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T16:15:01","slug":"indian-tennis-can-only-move-up-from-here-ramesh-krishnan-tennis-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/04\/21\/indian-tennis-can-only-move-up-from-here-ramesh-krishnan-tennis-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian tennis can only move up from here: Ramesh Krishnan | Tennis News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-99674705,imgsize-54514.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>KOLKATA: Former Indian tennis star <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ramesh-krishnan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Ramesh Krishnan-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ramesh-krishnan\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ramesh Krishnan<\/a> feels that the pandemic has hit the country&#8217;s progress in the sport and it can only go up from here.<br \/>Sumit Nagal<!-- --> is India&#8217;s highest ranked player at 366 currently.<br \/>Earlier this year, India lost to Denmark 2-3 to be relegated to Davis Cup World Group II for the first time since the new format was launched in 2019.<br \/>&#8220;A lot of competitions have moved to Europe, but that is something we have to live up with. The pandemic also has hit India quite badly,&#8221; the former Wimbledon quarter-finalist said during the launch of Jaidip <!-- -->Mukerjea<!-- -->&#8216;s autobiography &#8216;Crosscourt&#8217;.<br \/>&#8220;I hope it starts moving up now. We can only go up from here. The quality of tournaments has come down in India.&#8221;<br \/>Former India No. 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/somdev-devvarman\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Somdev Devvarman-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/somdev-devvarman\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Somdev Devvarman<\/a> feels the key is to bring quality tournaments back to the country.<br \/>&#8220;We have hit rock bottom in many ways. Hopefully tournaments will bring tennis back to its glory days.&#8221;<br \/>&#8220;It&#8217;s not just about one or two things. The entire puzzle needs to fall into place. Hopefully we have better days in the future,&#8221; Somdev said.<br \/>The book was launched on Mukerjea&#8217;s 81st birthday.<br \/>Mukerjea, who dominated the country&#8217;s tennis circuit alongside Ramanathan Krishnan and Premjit Lall in the 1960s, recalled his early memories and delved into the triumphs and disappointments of his career in the book.<br \/><span class=\"strong\">&#8216;Mukerjea &#8216;gamble&#8217; pays off&#8217;<\/span><br \/>The former Davis Cup captain recalled how he brought together India&#8217;s most successful pair of Leander Paes and <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mahesh-bhupathi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Mahesh Bhupathi-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mahesh-bhupathi\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mahesh Bhupathi<\/a>, who went on to win three Grand Slams, 25 ATP Tours and rose to World No. 1.<br \/>Mukerjea said: &#8220;We had a Davis Cup training camp here (in 1994). Bhupathi was not in the team, but he was very promising.<br \/>&#8220;I had a decision to make to put him in the team. third or fourth member Zeeshan Ali and Mahesh Bhupathi. I took a gamble.<br \/>&#8220;I put Mahesh instead of Zeeshan who was higher ranked that time. All hell broke loose, everyone including (former president) RK Khanna asked if I was doing the right thing.<br \/>&#8220;That&#8217;s how the &#8216;Indian Express&#8217; journey started. 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