The Indian boys missed the prospect to qualify for the World Group in Junior Davis Cup under-16 tennis event, however coach Sajid Lodi praised them for his or her effort and predicted a shiny future for them.
Kriish Tyagi, Rethin Pranav and Aarjun Pandit have been capable of take India to the fifth spot behind Japan, Korea, Kazakhstan and Thailand, amongst 16 groups.
Japan was in India’s group. Rethin and Kriish went down preventing. It meant, India confronted high seed Korea within the quarterfinals.
“I strongly feel that we had the potential to lift the Cup. Our boys lost to Japan in three sets each. We were the only team to run Japan close. Rethin had a set point against Japan. Kriish was a set up, and played really well against Japan. It was Japan’s day. Had we beaten Japan, we would have not only qualified for the World Group, but could have won the tournament also”, mentioned Sajid, the captain of the staff.
Analysing the efficiency of the gamers, Sajid identified that the Indian gamers weren’t clay court docket specialists, however have been used to onerous court docket.
The captain rued the absence of the perfect participant Manas Dhamne for the second 12 months operating, after he was chosen.
“There should be a way our best players compete in such team events. Last year also we missed Manas in the World Group competition”, mentioned Sajid.
The coach noticed that Kriish had improved by 50% from what he was through the World Group stage final 12 months in Turkey.
“Kriish has improved. His unforced errors are less. His serve has improved and his backhand also. His movement and anticipation are very good”, opined the coach.
Sajid had blended observations about Rethin, regardless that he was eloquent in his reward.
“Rethin played most of the singles. He was very good and strong. He improved his backhand in the course of the tournament. He was outstanding against Hong Kong. His fitness level has to improve. He is heavy. He has to learn to celebrate the points. He doesn’t speak anything at all. On the contrary, Kriish does”, identified Sajid.
The captain felt that Aarjun Pandit lacked worldwide expertise as he had not competed repeatedly within the ITF circuit.
“The international exposure is definitely lacking in Aarjun. His serves are good and movement better. He has a good tennis body. Overall, the team was very good”, mentioned Sajid, as he thanked the All India Tennis Association (AITA) for the chance to information the staff.