As somewhat child, J.S. Arun Raj was stressed and naughty. Unable to regulate him, his dad and mom launched him to tennis. He was a fast learner and received the under-16 Kerala State title and later, the under-18 trophy thrice.
At 18, the Thiruvananthapuram teen performed his first State males’s ultimate the place he misplaced to Rynold Timothy. Arun was a promising teen then however little did he know that he must look ahead to greater than a decade to win the boys’s title.
The 30-year-old was in tears right here on Thursday after successful his maiden State males’s championship in his third ultimate, this time towards Thrissur’s U. Arjun.
“I wanted to win badly because I had played my first final here in 2011. I was thinking I’d somehow win the State title and then leave….even if it meant playing at 40,” Arun informed Sportstar. “This is my best day in tennis.”
Arun was moulded right into a effective participant at Thiruvananthapuram’s LNCPE by former stars Binu Mani and Biju Mani. Now he performs with kids on the Trivandrum Tennis Club.
“I practise with players like Gautham Krishnan, Suraj and Nithin and that has helped me play better,” stated Arun, a Tax Assistant with the Income Tax.
Just a few years in the past, main accidents threatened Arun’s tennis profession.
“Dr. Harish Chandran, who performed the surgery for my ACL problem, and physio Rafi helped me during those painful times. Without their support, I would not be playing today,” he stated.
Now married (spouse Aishwarya Babu is doing her MD in ayurveda), Arun is studying to stability his household life and tennis. And by the look of issues, he appears to be doing an excellent job.