National coach and Davis Cup staff coach Zeeshan Ali can have his arms full when the staff prepares for the World Group-2 tie in opposition to Morocco on the Mini Stadium in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, subsequent week.
With each the boys’s and girls’s Asian Games groups additionally scheduled to have a preparatory camp, the coach can have a busy time, particularly by way of sorting the combos for doubles and blended doubles.
“Most of the players are playing tournaments this week. Playing matches is the best preparation one can have,” noticed Zeeshan.
“Players will be reaching Lucknow by the 9th and the camp starts on 10th. Having the Asian Games camp along with the Davis Cup camp is a very good idea, especially when it comes to choosing players for the doubles and mixed doubles,” mentioned Zeeshan.
The Davis Cup tie is scheduled on September 16 and 17.
Over a time period, a lot of the main Indian gamers have competed in partnership with one another within the skilled circuit. But Zeeshan identified that enjoying blended doubles was a rarity for the Indian gamers.
“Our players only get to play mixed doubles with each other during the Asian Games. The last time that happened was five years ago. The camp will give the players the chance to identify their partners and practice with each other,” he mentioned.
As the boys’s staff coach for the Asian Games, Zeeshan felt that it might be an opportunity for him to get a good suggestion concerning the attainable combos.
“This will also give me a chance to observe them and the AITA to finalise teams that have the best chance of getting us medals,” mentioned Zeeshan.
The ladies gamers are additionally scheduled to have their camp from tenth itself, on the freshly relaid courts.
“We are looking forward to playing on the newly laid courts in the renovated stadium. From the pictures I have seen, it looks impressive,” Zeeshan remarked.
Like the final dwelling tie in opposition to Denmark on the Delhi Gymkhana Club, the stands have apparently been professionally designed for a cushty and nice viewing expertise for the followers.