Davis Cupper J. Vishnuvardhan believes that the 13-year-old Okay Hruthik, who’s now India’s No. 1 within the under-14 class, has the potential to go locations.
Vishnu, who’s donning the position of a mentor to Hruthik, a local of Saduvelly village in Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri district of Telangana and coaching at Trinity Challengers Tennis Academy (Habsiguda) beneath Henry Praveen and Ramakrishna, mentioned given the abundance of expertise, he wished to focus on the Junior Grand Slam for this younger tennis participant.
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Incidentally, Hruthik, an eighth-standard pupil in Zilla Parishad School is the primary boy from Telangana to be India’s No. 1 within the under-14 class.
“This boy has tremendous talent. His forehand is very powerful which often puts the seniors on edge, and has impressive footwork too. Shows a lot of maturity and the responses have been very encouraging,” Vishnu knowledgeable Sportstar
“Hruthik’s progress has not disappointed us for sure. He won an impressive 16 titles in the under-10, 12 and 14-year categories and at 11, he stepped into the under-12 category and won four Championship Series titles in singles and doubles,” the Davis Cupper mentioned.
“Well, winning a gold medal in the Hyderabad Tennis Premier League two years ago was a big hint of his potential. Soon, we decided to see him compete in the ATF under-14 events where he finished third in a Grade A tournament last year and he also won the Grade I and II doubles titles,” Vishnu mentioned.
“The major break for the young talent came when Hruthik was picked to represent Hyderabad Strikers (under-14) boys team where he reached the semifinals,” he mentioned.
We plan to offer him the sort of publicity within the subsequent couple of years that we received on the age of 21. And that features sending him to the Orange Bowl which is just like the World (under-14) championship in Florida, the place I additionally skilled when younger. I’m in contact with my coaches there to assist Hruthik,” defined Vishnu.
“Yes, the focus is also on strength and conditioning as we want him to play in the men’s circuit by the time he reaches 16. I am sure if he continues to be disciplined and sustains this progress, he will be a big name,” Vishnu signed off.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com