The Indian girls’s tennis staff being pruned to 4 members from six could also be a setback. However, coach Ankita Bhambri expressed confidence that Ankita Raina, Karman Kaur Thandi, Rutuja Bhosale and Prarthana Thombare would depart their mark within the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Getting prepared for the preparatory camp together with the lads’s staff from Sunday, Ankita felt that it could be a very good stint for the gamers to tune themselves, particularly by way of hanging the very best doubles combos.
“Women’s tennis has always done well in the Asian Games. We will do well this time, too”, mentioned Ankita, who was a participant within the Asian Games in Doha (2006) and Guangzhou (2010) earlier than being a coach within the final version in Palembang, Indonesia, in 2018.
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“Last time, Ankita Raina had won the singles bronze. She is playing much better now. In fact, she may be joining the camp later, as she is competing in the WTA event in Japan”, mentioned the coach, who has additionally been captain of the FedCup staff.
Ankita acknowledged that each one the gamers have been holding themselves occupied within the skilled circuit all over the world and had gained invaluable expertise.
Ankita was additionally comfortable to be a part of the staff when her brother Yuki Bhambri would even be within the males’s staff.
“I was with him for the French Open earlier. Last time, he was injured during the Asian Games. It will be nice to see him in action”, mentioned Ankita, who discusses loads of tennis with Yuki to form his profession.
With no staff competitors and no restriction on the gamers from competing in singles, doubles and combined doubles, Ankita felt that the staff might ship the perfect outcomes, regardless that the load can be a bit of extra on some gamers.
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Rohan Bopanna taking part in such a tremendous match within the males’s doubles finals within the US Open, got here for hearty reward from Ankita. She felt that Bopanna’s presence can be an enormous morale booster for the entire Indian staff of women and men.
Bopanna in partnership with Ankita Raina, couldn’t attain the medal spherical final time within the Asian Games, regardless that he did win the lads’s doubles gold with Divij Sharan. That file might probably be set proper this time.
“Of course, we will keep an open mind and see the best possible combinations during the camp”, noticed Ankita Bhambri, who will likely be reaching Lucknow on Sunday morning to get a really feel of the Davis Cup preparations for the tie in opposition to Morocco and get the primary really feel of the refurbished tennis facility.
The Morocco staff has already reached Lucknow on Saturday and began its preparation in earnest.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com