Tavish Pahwa is among the vivid rising tennis skills within the nation. Right from the time he received his singles and doubles matches in serving to India beat Pakistan within the South Asian under-12 last in Nepal, Tavish has been in focus for his unflinching angle on courtroom.
After the current titles in two of the large Asian under-14 occasions, Tavish is the most effective ranked Indian boy in Asia, behind two Koreans. He had proven his expertise on the worldwide stage final yr when he reached the Orange Bowl semifinals and the quarterfinals of Eddie Herr within the USA.
The better of expertise might not bloom and realise potential with out the proper steerage. The 13-year-old Tavish has come underneath the tutelage of coach Todd Clark at Accelerate Tennis in Gurugram.
“Tavish demonstrates great athletic qualities. He uses his fitness as a weapon as he has the cardio base to play long, physically demanding rallies. Equally, he has the explosiveness to play short high intensity points,” stated Clark.
The Aussie coach, who has been working in India since 2008, Todd intends to introduce a match health plan to make sure that Tavish maintains his health whereas travelling and additional enhances it. Physical hundreds can be fastidiously monitored and sufficient time marked for relaxation and restoration.
“He is tactically smart. Tavish has an ability to analyse his opponents’ strengths and weaknesses as well as most coaches. He is becoming more aware of his strengths and is developing some strong patterns of play. We are seeing his win percentage on big points improving simply as a result of his ability to do what he is good at. He is comfortable at the baseline or transitioning to the net. We are working on his net game, which will be essential for his future success,” the coach defined.
More than the rest, the coach admires Tavish’s love for the battle.
“He is a confident young man who thrives on stepping up when faced with a stronger, higher ranked opponent. He plays attacking tennis in close situations which shows his level of self-belief. He will be one of the toughest competitors in the Indian junior circuit. He will also learn to appreciate that competition is unpredictable and will not always go your way. There is no losing, only learning”, stated Clark.
As one other coach, who has labored with the boy for fairly a while, Ankit Patel identified, Tavish may be very passionate concerning the sport, and has been studying books on all the highest gamers. He spends time on yoga and meditation, other than the tennis particular drills.
With Shiv Nadar School supporting him by means of common on-line courses, Tavish has unwavering deal with his sport, and guarantees to quick observe his progress within the worldwide enviornment.