It has been a memorable season for Rohan Bopanna, ending within the top-20, and he appears ahead to having a greater season subsequent with the reigning Wimbledon doubles champion Matthew Ebden of Australia.
In the Capital for the PSPB inter unit event, the 42-year-old Bopanna put issues in perspective in a candid dialog with the media. “Ebden’s game will be helpful for me. He does everything and has got great results. He has had a wonderful year, in the Davis Cup final, made Australian Open final and won Wimbledon”, stated Bopanna.
Winning three titles on the Tour this season, two of them with Ramkumar Ramanathan in Adelaide and Pune, Bopanna stated that there was scope to accomplice an Indian participant in doubles in Pune, as Ebden might play in Australia at the moment. “I enjoy playing at home. Young players get to watch us. Other ATP tournaments are not shown here”, stated Bopanna.
Apart from the title in Tel Aviv with Matwe Middelkoop, Bopanna additionally made the finals in Antwerp, Hamburg and Doha. He made the semifinals in French Open, Washington and Monte Carlo.
“At this stage of my career, I focus to doing well in the big events. I focus on myself, and do what needs to be done. Practising Iyengar yoga has helped my body and mind. I don’t feel rushed on court. It has helped my game in a big way”, he noticed.
He has been travelling with coach Scott Davidoff for the previous 10 years, and lots of physios have been a part of his crew. “When Scott could not travel, I had coach M Balachandran travel. Outside perspective makes a difference. You need to invest in your game, if you aspire to get better. I buy my racquets, strings and grips. I customise them. I use natural gut which is the costliest”, stated Bopanna as gave an perception into what goes into his sport.
None of that is low-cost. Bopanna says he invests about 50 lakh rupees in a season. What including to his bills is the truth that his spouse and daughter additionally journey with him for some tournaments. But Bopanna wouldn’t have it some other means. “I travel so many weeks. That gives the rhythm for me. This is the life (I have chosen) . I have so many friends around the world. I enjoy more off court, and spend minimum time on court”, he stated.
In an enormous transfer to deal with the important thing facet of higher motion on courtroom, Bopanna has introduced a prime coach from Argentina Hernan Aboitiz to his academy in Sports School, Bengaluru, for a month.
He may even be doing a doubles camp Dubai from December 12 to 24 with many different Indian gamers, and hopes that it could assist them fare higher within the Challenger tournaments. “You have to do what is needed to sustain and go up”, he stated.