India belongs within the World Group however to do this persistently the main target must be on getting singles gamers within the prime 100 and prime 50, believes Vijay Amritraj.
The Indian tennis legend, current on the draw for India’s Davis Cup tie in opposition to Togo over the weekend, insisted that having sufficient top-ranked gamers within the nation was the one means out of the fixed wrestle to remain within the prime tier of workforce tennis.
“We have now one man within the prime 100, who’s not right here. On the finish of the day, to get into the World Group, which is the place we belong, we should always actually deal with the 4 singles and the way will we get into the highest 100 or prime 50. That must be the one focus for us, nothing else,” Amritraj mentioned.
India’s highest-ranked participant for the tie is Sasikumar Mukund, at the moment ranked 365th on the planet. Sumit Nagal, solely the tenth Indian to interrupt into the top-100 with a career-high of 68, has been unavailable for India responsibility since 2023 and Amritraj admitted blaming the system was not an excuse any extra.
“The dedication has to come back from the gamers. You see children working so arduous, whether or not it’s in tech or arts or movies or no matter, to only go up one rung within the ladder.
“In our sport, as a result of it’s a high-risk journey, if you happen to don’t make up your individual thoughts in two-four years and form of let it go, play some doubles, determine to get an excellent payout for a 12 months – there’s nothing improper with it however the thought course of doesn’t give us any single gamers,” he declared.
He additionally mentioned that the onus was equally on the ATP and the WTA prime brass to make sure equal illustration to all components of the world.
Lot of labor
“The ATP and WTA have quite a lot of work to do in our a part of the world, no questions on that. We don’t have one Tour occasion match in India, how is that doable?
“After FIFA, we’re the 2nd most international sport on the planet, non-seasonal. So why can’t we’ve a match right here?… The purpose must be to get within the top-50 or 20. That’s it”.
Printed – February 01, 2025 10:21 am IST
