Vijay Amritraj: I think Prajnesh will crack the Top-50
Vijay Amritraj recently spoke about various topics related to Indian tennis including the rise of Prajnesh Gunneswaran.
Speaking about the Road to Wimbledon in India, he said, “When we were playing, the only two reasons to play this game was to play Wimbledon and the Davis Cup. For us, London was so far away, it was a far-fetched dream to even think about it.”
“Today, Wimbledon is coming to your doorstep. The important aspect here is to see what your goal can look like, have to believe in yourself, to give you the work ethic to fulfil your dream,” he added.
Speaking about his take on Indian singles, he assessed, “The best we have had are all doubles players and, frankly speaking, you start playing the game to win as many singles. Everything else is secondary, it won't put you in the World Group (in Davis Cup).”
“The only thing we need to have in this country is singles players. I haven't had one guy yet come to me and say I need tickets to Wimbledon to watch doubles on Court 13.”
“That's why I was excited to see Prajnesh (Gunneswaran) at Indian Wells this week. I think he is poised to be in top-50. This is the closest we have had to someone even knocking on those doors. If he gets there, he will have a huge advantage to stay there. He will need 3-4 decent tournaments a year because the points structure is such,” he said.
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