India should exploit Danish players' weakness on grass in Davis Cup tie: Anand
2 years, 10 months ago

India should exploit Danish players' weakness on grass in Davis Cup tie: Anand

The Hindu  

Former national team captain Anand Amritraj feels Indian players should exploit their Danish opponents' weakness on grass to prevail over the visitors in their Davis Cup World Group I playoff tie on March 4 and 5 here. Amritraj, who has captained India besides being part of the team that reached the Davis Cup final twice, tipped the hosts as firm favourites to win the tie to be played on fast grass courts of the Delhi Gymkhana Club. Danish players will be used to slow hard courts or clay surfaces, and they will not prefer the faster grass courts one bit,” Amritraj said. READ: In-form Auger-Aliassime pulls out of Dubai with back injury Amritraj, brother of tennis legend Vijay, was part of the country’s Davis Cup squad that reached the final of the 'World Cup of Tennis' in 1974.

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Davis Cup: New-look India hope to beat Sweden
3 months, 1 week ago

Davis Cup: New-look India hope to beat Sweden

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Such is the paucity of options in Indian tennis’ singles cupboard and the inexperience in its current Davis Cup squad that N Sriram Balaji, a doubles specialist, has again been called up for singles duty in India’s World Group I tie against Sweden over the weekend. The Indian squad in Stockholm, without singles No.1 Sumit Nagal and No.3 Sasikumar …

Davis Cup: How India prepared for tough grass court challenge in Pakistan
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Davis Cup: How India prepared for tough grass court challenge in Pakistan

The Hindu  

From simulating conditions in Islamabad to identifying a second singles player in N Sriram Balaji two months before the Davis Cup tie, the Indian team had a meticulous plan in place to counter the grass court challenge in Pakistan. The team management did not have the services of the country’s top two singles players -- Sumit Nagal and Sasikumar Mukund …

Davis Cup: India blanks Pakistan 4-0, seals place in World Group I
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Davis Cup: India blanks Pakistan 4-0, seals place in World Group I

The Hindu  

Indian Davis Cup team capped its historic visit to Pakistan after 60 years by sealing its place in World Group I as it blanked Pakistan 4-0 with Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni recording a comfortable victory and Niki Poonacha making a winning debut, in Islamabad on February 4. Taking the court with a 2-0 lead in pocket, Bhambri and Myneni …

Davis Cup | India should have its best players against Pakistan: Vijay Amritraj
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Davis Cup | India should have its best players against Pakistan: Vijay Amritraj

The Hindu  

Former Indian tennis legend Vijay Amritraj felt India should have had its best players in the Davis Cup tie against Pakistan starting on Saturday. India’s charge will be led by Ramkumar Ramanathan, Yuki Bhambri, N. Sriram Balaji, Niki Poonacha and Saketh Myneni, with the country’s top-ranked singles player Sumit Nagal making himself unavailable for the tie. Aisam Qureshi and Aqueel …

Davis Cup: Post retirement, Rohan Bopanna ready to sit on captain’s chair
1 year, 3 months ago

Davis Cup: Post retirement, Rohan Bopanna ready to sit on captain’s chair

The Hindu  

The final moments of Rohan Bopanna’s farewell Davis Cup tie summed up the Indian’s commitment to the men’s tennis team competition for the last 21 years. India’s Rohan Bopanna assisting his teammate Digvijay Pratap Singh during reverse singles match against Walid Ahouda of Morocco in the Davis cup. In 2002, 17 years before the introduction of the new Davis Cup …

Davis Cup: All You Need to Know About India v Morocco as Rohan Bopanna Gears up for Farewell
1 year, 3 months ago

Davis Cup: All You Need to Know About India v Morocco as Rohan Bopanna Gears up for Farewell

News 18  

Rohan Bopanna will be stepping on the court one last time in the Davis Cup as the World Group II tie between India and Morocco kickstarts today at the Vijayant Khand Mini Stadium in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow. India’s star tennis player Bopanna recently made history by becoming the oldest player to compete in the Grand Slam final when he appeared …

Davis Cup: An urgent wake up call for Indian tennis
1 year, 10 months ago

Davis Cup: An urgent wake up call for Indian tennis

Live Mint  

That was the last time India played in the final of the Davis Cup, the premier men’s team competition in tennis. So, for the first time since Davis Cup became a tiered competition, with promotion and relegation in 1981, India finds itself in Group II. “Hundred percent it is a wake-up call,” said Nandal Bal, former Davis Cup coach and …

Davis Cup: India Opt for Smart Selection to Negate Holger Rune's Presence vs Denmark Play-off Tie
1 year, 10 months ago

Davis Cup: India Opt for Smart Selection to Negate Holger Rune's Presence vs Denmark Play-off Tie

News 18  

It will be a Herculean task for the Indian Davis Cup team to save its place in World Group I when it clashes with the Holger Rune-led Denmark in the Davis Cup Play-off tie, starting Friday. However, India have come out with a nice strategy to counter Rune’s presence and are targetting lower-ranked players in the Denmark camp — August …

Davis Cup: Upbeat India take on Casper Ruud’s Norway
2 years, 3 months ago

Davis Cup: Upbeat India take on Casper Ruud’s Norway

Live Mint  

After fighting a lonely battle on the tennis tour this season, Indian players are seeking strength in numbers. 2 Casper Ruud, in a Davis Cup Group 1, first round tie, which will be held in Lillehammer, Norway, today and tomorrow. Ruud, who has a 21-9 Davis Cup record, has played in the competition every year since making his debut in …

Hope the Art of Serve and Volley Remains in Tennis, Says Vijay Amritraj
2 years, 9 months ago

Hope the Art of Serve and Volley Remains in Tennis, Says Vijay Amritraj

News 18  

One of India’s greatest tennis players, Vijay Amritraj says it’s incredibly disappointing to see that tennis’ serve-and-volley style is dying as most of the tournaments around the world happen on hard and clay courts. The 68-year-old Amritraj who had five career wins over one of the greats of grass court, America’s Jimmy Connors, added that the ‘touch’ is gone, the …

Davis Cup: Bopanna-Sharan cement India's place in World Group I
2 years, 9 months ago

Davis Cup: Bopanna-Sharan cement India's place in World Group I

The Hindu  

Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan survived three match points to beat Frederik Nielsen and Mikael Torpegaard 6-7, 6-4, 7-6 in the doubles rubber that sealed the Davis Cup World group play-off tie for India against Denmark, in front of a capacity crowd at the Delhi Gymkhana Club on Saturday. The confidence of leading 2-0 overnight with the wins of Ramkumar …

Davis Cup: India will have slight edge on grass court but Denmark a great team, says Ramkumar Ramanathan
2 years, 9 months ago

Davis Cup: India will have slight edge on grass court but Denmark a great team, says Ramkumar Ramanathan

Firstpost  

Country’s ace tennis player believes India will have slight edge over Denmark on the grass courts of the Delhi Gymkhana Club but cautioned against taking the visitors lightly. New Delhi: Country’s ace tennis player Ramkumar Ramanathan believes India will have slight edge over Denmark on the grass courts of the Delhi Gymkhana Club but cautioned against taking the visitors lightly …

Davis Cup: Advantage India But Ramkumar Ramanathan Wary of 'Great' Denmark Team
2 years, 9 months ago

Davis Cup: Advantage India But Ramkumar Ramanathan Wary of 'Great' Denmark Team

News 18  

Country’s ace tennis player Ramkumar Ramanathan believes India will have slight edge over Denmark on the grass courts of the Delhi Gymkhana Club but cautioned against taking the visitors lightly in their Davis Cup World Group I Play-off tie, beginning in New Delhi on Friday. Obviously to win a Davis cup match is something that stays with you forever,” Ramanathan …

Davis Cup: We Have Best Chance to Beat Denmark on Grasscourt, Says Rohan Bopanna
2 years, 9 months ago

Davis Cup: We Have Best Chance to Beat Denmark on Grasscourt, Says Rohan Bopanna

News 18  

India’s ace doubles player Rohan Bopanna is confident of a good show against Denmark in the Davis Cup World Group-I Playoff tie at the Delhi Gymkhana Club, beginning March 4 here. The winner of the Tata Open Maharashtra title partnering with Ramkumar Ramanathan added, that despite a good couple of players in the Denmark team, India have a good chance …

Lower Gravity and Other Dynamics of Playing on Grass Courts
2 years, 9 months ago

Lower Gravity and Other Dynamics of Playing on Grass Courts

News 18  

One of the two practice grass courts for the Indian Davis Cup team is being rolled regularly at the Delhi Gymkhana Club to assess how much bounce off the surface would be ideal for the home players, who are gearing up for the Denmark challenge. Grass court effects on limbs and importance of staying low Playing on hard courts causes …

Denmark captain Nielsen: We will make it difficult for India in Davis Cup
2 years, 9 months ago

Denmark captain Nielsen: We will make it difficult for India in Davis Cup

The Hindu  

The Danish team was happy in warm weather and fast grass courts as it opened its preparation for the Davis Cup tie against India at the Gymkhana Club on Sunday afternoon. RELATED | The Danish team does miss its leading player, the 88th ranked Holger Rune, but the captain took the situation in his stride and said that Denmark would …

Davis Cup: Rain couldn't deter training as India gears up to take on Denmark
2 years, 9 months ago

Davis Cup: Rain couldn't deter training as India gears up to take on Denmark

The Hindu  

A strong spell of rain overnight could not disturb the training schedule of the Indian team, preparing for the Davis Cup tie against Denmark on the grass courts at the Gymkhana Club on Saturday. The captain remarked that not only the three, but all the players were quite professional and had their grass court shoes ready for training, even though …

Davis Cup 2022: Rohit Rajpal defends decision to play Denmark tie on grass
2 years, 10 months ago

Davis Cup 2022: Rohit Rajpal defends decision to play Denmark tie on grass

Firstpost  

The last time India hosted a Davis Cup tie, in 2019 against Italy in Kolkata, it was played on grass. New Delhi: India’s Davis Cup captain Rohit Rajpal has defended the move to play the upcoming tie against Denmark on grass. The 4-5 March World Group I Play-off will take place at the Delhi Gymkhana Club, which is hosting a …

Delhi Gymkhana Club ready to host Davis Cup tie after a gap of 49 years
2 years, 10 months ago

Delhi Gymkhana Club ready to host Davis Cup tie after a gap of 49 years

The Hindu  

The Delhi Gymkhana Club has set up a world class stage on its grass courts for the Davis Cup tennis tie against Denmark to be played on March 4 and 5. The spectators will have an experience that they will remember’’, assured the administrator of Gymkhana Club, Om Pathak, as he addressed a press conference at the venue on Friday. …

Davis Cup: India should exploit Danish players' weakness on grass in World Group playoff tie, says Anand Amritraj
2 years, 10 months ago

Davis Cup: India should exploit Danish players' weakness on grass in World Group playoff tie, says Anand Amritraj

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Former national team captain Anand Amritraj feels Indian players should exploit their Danish opponents’ weakness on grass to prevail over the visitors in their Davis Cup World Group I playoff tie on 4 and 5 March. Amritraj, who has captained India besides being part of the team that reached the Davis Cup final twice, tipped the hosts as …

India Must Exploit Danish Players' Weakness on Grass: Anand Amritraj
2 years, 10 months ago

India Must Exploit Danish Players' Weakness on Grass: Anand Amritraj

News 18  

Two-time US Open quarter-finalist Anand Amritraj believes the hosts are firm favourites to win their Davis Cup World Group I playoff tie against Denmark on March 4 and 5 here. But for that to happen, the Indians must exploit the Danish players’ weakness on the faster grass courts of the Delhi Gymkhana Club, since the visitors prefer playing on slow …

Not About You, It's About Country: Prakash Amritraj Urges Davis Cup Squad Members to Keep Egos Aside
2 years, 10 months ago

Not About You, It's About Country: Prakash Amritraj Urges Davis Cup Squad Members to Keep Egos Aside

News 18  

Prakash Amritraj, who was once the country’s highest-ranked singles player, has urged the Indian Davis Cup squad members to keep their egos aside and play as a unit when they take the field against Denmark on the grass courts of the Delhi Gymkhana Club on March 4 and 5 here. Prakash, son of Indian tennis legend Vijay Amritraj, said that …

Davis Cup: India Should be Favourites on Grass Courts, Says Vijay Amritraj
2 years, 10 months ago

Davis Cup: India Should be Favourites on Grass Courts, Says Vijay Amritraj

News 18  

Tennis legend Vijay Amritraj feels that the Indian team will have an upper hand over Denmark in the Davis Cup tie scheduled to be played on the grass courts of Delhi Gymkhana. I know one of them is fairly decent on the grass,” Amritraj said in a press release issued by India’s Davis Cup media co-ordinator. “I don’t know exactly …

Davis Cup World Group play-off: Ramesh Krishnan puts India as favourite
2 years, 10 months ago

Davis Cup World Group play-off: Ramesh Krishnan puts India as favourite

The Hindu  

Former top player Ramesh Krishnan was of the view that India stood a good chance to beat Denmark on grass at home in the Davis Cup World Group play-off tie scheduled at the Gymkhana Club here on March 4 and 5. I wish the Indian team the best of luck for this tie,” said Ramesh, who had last played in …

Davis Cup: Zeeshan Ali, Rohit Rajpal optimistic about India's chances
3 years ago

Davis Cup: Zeeshan Ali, Rohit Rajpal optimistic about India's chances

The Hindu  

Coach Zeeshan Ali and the Indian Davis Cup team’s captain Rohit Rajpal felt very positive about India’s chances against Denmark in the Davis Cup World Group play-off tie to be played on the grass courts of the Gymkhana Club here on March 4 and 5. Having played a few ties abroad in recent times, Rohit in particular emphasised the efforts …

Davis Cup: India to Host Denmark on Grass Courts in Delhi
3 years ago

Davis Cup: India to Host Denmark on Grass Courts in Delhi

News 18  

India will host Denmark on grass courts at the Delhi Gymkhana Club in a bio-security bubble in the Davis Cup World Group I tie on March 5-6 next year, AITA sources confirmed on Sunday. The players and the management felt that Indian team will be stronger on grass courts against Denmark players since they are more used to playing on …

India may pose grass court or fast hard court challenge for Davis Cup tie against Denmark
3 years ago

India may pose grass court or fast hard court challenge for Davis Cup tie against Denmark

The Hindu  

India will host Denmark either on grass courts or fast hard courts for its next Davis Cup World Group I tie in March next year with top player Yuki Bhambri set to resume national duty. The process to identify the venue for India's next Davis Cup tie against Denmark began on Thursday with the All India Tennis Association reaching out …

Zeeshan Ali: Next few years are going to be tough for Indian doubles
3 years, 3 months ago

Zeeshan Ali: Next few years are going to be tough for Indian doubles

The Hindu  

India’s tame 1-3 defeat to Finland in a Davis Cup World Group I tie last weekend has raised fresh questions about standard of the sport in the country. There is currently no Indian men’s singles player ranked in the top-150, and this year, Sumit Nagal’s first round appearance in the Australian Open – courtesy a wild card – was the …

Davis Cup: Low bounce, not-so-fast court surprises Indian team in Finland
3 years, 3 months ago

Davis Cup: Low bounce, not-so-fast court surprises Indian team in Finland

Firstpost  

The Indian players on Tuesday got a chance to practice on the match court, which has been laid temporarily on carpet at an ice-hockey stadium here and after the first hit, it turned out that it suits the visitors in limited yet crucial way. Espoo : The Indian tennis squad was in for a pleasant surprise when it found out …

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