2024-08-19 04:17:45
New Delhi: The Indian tennis team is one of the strongest contenders to win medals in the Paris Olympics 2024. Especially in men’s doubles, expectations are very high for India. In men’s doubles, there is a challenge from experienced Rohan Bopanna and Sriram Balaji. At the same time, Sumit Nagal will show his strength in singles. Sumit has recently shown strong performance in the international circuit. In such a situation, former Indian tennis player Zeeshan Ali, in an exclusive conversation with Navbharat Times, told how India can win medals in tennis.
He said, ‘If we have any hope of getting a medal in tennis in Paris Olympics, it is only in doubles. I am not saying that Sumit Nagal cannot do well. But, if you look at the list of players participating in tennis in Paris Olympics, then almost all the top players are included in it. The challenge is going to be very difficult with these players. If Sumit gets a good draw and he reaches two or three rounds, then it will be called a good performance.’
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Zeeshan Ali said, ‘If we talk about medals, then only our doubles team can get them. Rohan Bopanna has had a very good year. He has won Grand Slams and has also achieved the world number-1 ranking. It should not be forgotten that Sriram Balaji has also done very well this year. During the last six months, he has performed well in doubles in the Australian Open and French Open. Both the Indian players are playing the best tennis of their careers.’
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He said, ‘The doubles match is quite open. Any pair can defeat the opposite pair on any day. We have to see how many top singles players are also playing in doubles. Bopanna won his first Grand Slam title in mixed doubles in French Open on clay court. This year also he reached the semi-finals in French Open men’s doubles. Balaji also reached the third round in French Open doubles this year. Both of them have enough experience of playing on this court. We can expect better results from both of them.’