Great Khali could be the next Karlovic.
It's clear that it's a thing for wealthy parents but that has to be a growing demographic. The other approach would be an Indian kid in a country where tennis instruction and court access is fairly easy - kind of a Michael Chang thing.
India can do well in non-physical sports such as snooker, (and cricket, lol).
I doubt the physical traits are there, esp as the sport becomes more physical today.
I doubt the physical traits are there, esp as the sport becomes more physical today.
Tennis is taking off in India. Lots of academies now and people with disposable income. It is a matter of numbers. Even if a small percentage of kids take it up, it is a huge number compared to other countries. And from this pool, a champion will emerge. Tennis is not a physically-demanding sport in the sense of requiring special physical abilities. It has a huge skills component to it. A 6 feet tall guy or a 5'9" woman has more than what it takes to get into the top 100. Heck tennis is not even a fine motor control sport like golf which requires much more precision. I see the women breaking through first, like Sania (and Saina in badminton), followed by the men.
Indian tennis has already taken off...in America. Alot of top juniors are Indian Americans.
Sureshs on the other hand, no chance of taking off, even with a couple 747 engines attached to his wings! :twisted:
Yeah, recent junior tournament in Berkeley, at least 15 Indian players, more than half girls.
Didn't the 3 Amritraj brothers, along with two other PRO level players, mix into the men's pro tour back in the '80's?
China has shown that you can often get at least one that can play at a high level out of a billion people.
I have an Indian co-worker with two six-foot tall sons. He's well under five feet tall. His wife is fairly short too. There's also interracial marriage (a lot of that in my area) to mix up the gene pool.
Indian tennis has already taken off...in America. Alot of top juniors are Indian Americans.
Sureshs on the other hand, no chance of taking off, even with a couple 747 engines attached to his wings! :twisted:
Yeah, recent junior tournament in Berkeley, at least 15 Indian players, more than half girls.
Didn't the 3 Amritraj brothers, along with two other PRO level players, mix into the men's pro tour back in the '80's?
Tennis is taking off in India. Lots of academies now and people with disposable income. It is a matter of numbers. Even if a small percentage of kids take it up, it is a huge number compared to other countries. And from this pool, a champion will emerge. Tennis is not a physically-demanding sport in the sense of requiring special physical abilities. It has a huge skills component to it. A 6 feet tall guy or a 5'9" woman has more than what it takes to get into the top 100. Heck tennis is not even a fine motor control sport like golf which requires much more precision. I see the women breaking through first, like Sania (and Saina in badminton), followed by the men.
Sureshs on the other hand, no chance of taking off, even with a couple 747 engines attached to his wings! :twisted:
It already broke through. An Indian player has beaten Peak McEnroe, has beaten Connors 5 times and was ranked 16th in the world.
Rumours say his forehand is a solid shot, is that true?
Vijay Amritraj, I guess he is the best Indian player ever.
Vijay Amritraj, I guess he is the best Indian player ever.
He was an awesome grass Court player. very very fluid and had great touch..
some nice volleys against Bjorn Borg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDFd4q3CycU
Ramesh Krishnan that came along bit later was of a similar mould .. Superb on his day.
It is the Forehand Of Evolution. All future great players will model their stroke after the sureshian sublimity!
I am not sure you can compare China's and India's system. From what i hear/read, socialist/communist countries not only scout out talented kids at a young age, but force them to continue in that field, and maybe even force them to take drugs.
Return to your roots...become the Santa Claus of the subcontinent with a bagful of Gamma Razrs and toss them to the youth of India with a copy of your YouTube clip. Teach them the "conscious movement of the right shoulder" and 150mph+ serves will become commonplace, as will the delicate and nimble footwork so apparent in your videos. The greats of the past...Armitraj and Krishnan and the present, Paes and Mirza will be replaced in the Pantheon of Indian tennis by the noble sureshs.
Yeah, recent junior tournament in Berkeley, at least 15 Indian players, more than half girls.
Didn't the 3 Amritraj brothers, along with two other PRO level players, mix into the men's pro tour back in the '80's?
The Amritraj kids could not make it, and have (from what i know) moved to business.
Nice video
Vijay Amritraj, I guess he is the best Indian player ever.
They may be in business, but Prakash is still playing where he can and Stephen is a high-performance coach for the USTA.
Paes should do a few movie parts.
> Maybe it is time to adapt like the Chinese-Americans and
> everybody becomes a Matt or Tiffany?
Educated grads coming from China often keep their original names these days. Most of the Indians that I work with with long names provide a nickname like Sri for Srinanth.
Is Matt fluent in Mandarin or Cantonese? I always go by if a person can speak the language of their forebears rather than their name to see if they are truly connected to their parents' background.
I really like some Indian names. Sateesh for one.