India National Thread

[Prashanth 185]

No issues with me...We Indians never improve from mistakes. So let it be...Anyways there is no chances for medals even if Paes/ Rohan plays so It doesn't hurt me who goes and plays. I just wanted to say lets go ahead and see other things. But we Indians love to carry the legacy history and get hit and then cry foul and say dint happen. see the other countries take risk and see the results. We don't take risk and we are hit.

 

Please note :- I am not against any Indian players. I have seen the dedication of all players towards the country in their earnest ways. So lets stop this topic here and move ahead...

[tirtha22 238]

29 minutes ago, shrikant said:

where is vikas gowda... not able to follow him recently in any of the events

Vikas Gowda will take part in selected competitions and plans to peak just before the olympics

[tirtha22 238]

30 minutes ago, Prashanth said:

But we Indians love to carry the legacy history and get hit and then cry foul and say dint happen.

Winning all the recent mixed doubles title in grand slams is not history but current affairs.

[Partha_SG 1]

11 minutes ago, tirtha22 said:

Winning all the recent mixed doubles title in grand slams is not history but current affairs.

exactly

[Dolby 757]

2 hours ago, Smit said:

 

What a big unnecessary shit! Leander had already played 3 Olympic Games with a medal even before this man turned pro!

It is so shameful to see such a mediocre player deliberately blocking roads for a legend to represent his country in his record 7th Olympics.

Let him go with Saketh. They will crash out in first couple of rounds. AITA now should manage a tripartite invitational quota for Leander with Divij Sharan or some other player and teach this Bopanna guy a lesson!

Leander deserves to go to Olympics not only because he is a legend but also because he is performing as good as Bopanna on circuit. In fact better than him at times, at the age of 43!

This mediocre player is not blocking anyone's road to Olympics but legend is dependent on the mediocre player to reach Olympics. If you remember, the legend created such a big fuss at last Olympic demanding to be paired with the same mediocre player. Also, Leander is not performing at the same level as Bopanna on circuit. If that was the case, Leander would not have been 30 places behind Bopanna. 

 

Leander has to share the blame for the way Indian tennis is divided in camps. Paes and Bhupathi are tremendous players who have always played better representing India (compared to ATP circuit) but their ego has taken its toll on the sport as well. Paes/Bhupathi along with their fathers made such a farce in last Olympics. The way both camps treated each other and Sania Mirza was really sad. 

 

Bopanna knows that he has to partner Paes but he is just taking a leaf out of Paes' handbook and is ensuring that he gets to partner Hingis and not Paes. (IMHO for Mixed Doubles, Mirza should have complete freedom to chose her partner. She has earned it). 

[Partha_SG 1]

16 minutes ago, Dolby said:

This mediocre player is not blocking anyone's road to Olympics but legend is dependent on the mediocre player to reach Olympics. If you remember, the legend created such a big fuss at last Olympic demanding to be paired with the same mediocre player. Also, Leander is not performing at the same level as Bopanna on circuit. If that was the case, Leander would not have been 30 places behind Bopanna. 

 

Leander has to share the blame for the way Indian tennis is divided in camps. Paes and Bhupathi are tremendous players who have always played better representing India (compared to ATP circuit) but their ego has taken its toll on the sport as well. Paes/Bhupathi along with their fathers made such a farce in last Olympics. The way both camps treated each other and Sania Mirza was really sad. 

 

Bopanna knows that he has to partner Paes but he is just taking a leaf out of Paes' handbook and is ensuring that he gets to partner Hingis and not Paes. (IMHO for Mixed Doubles, Mirza should have complete freedom to chose her partner. She has earned it). 

sorry to say that the two situations are not the same. in 2012 leander was the top ranked indian player in MD and he wanted to form the bets team by teaming up with bopanna or bhupathi who were the next best players.how is that an unfair demand? it was they who had ganged up against him to prevent india from fielding its best possible MD team. the result was for all to see. so its completely incorrect to blame paes for this fiasco. i will agree AITA messed up the situation last time by using sania as a bait for paes to give up his claim on bopanna for MD. and the difference in ranking is due to paes' injuries also -its not as if bopanna is setting the circuit on fire. and if you consider rankings -how come saketh is preferred over leander? nobody should have complete freedom - personal choice cannot trump national interest. sania can play with whoever she wants in the circuit. In the olympics - it has to be in consultation over AITA

Edited June 10, 2016 by Partha_SG

[Sanjib 17]

We can have fans of legends, but when we talk about current men's doubles, Rohan currently is ranked 10 and he has the right to choose his partner as per the rules, it's as simple as that, similarly Mirza is World No. 1 and has the right to choose her partner, what is the fuss all about? I have a simple question why is Leander not even near top 10 in rankings, he knew the Olympics is scheduled this year and the Men's Doubles ranking would matter?

 

 

 

[Partha_SG 1]

3 minutes ago, Sanjib said:

We can have fans of legends, but when we talk about current men's doubles, Rohan currently is ranked 10 and he has the right to choose his partner as per the rules, it's as simple as that, similarly Mirza is World No. 1 and has the right to choose her partner, what is the fuss all about? I have a simple question why is Leander not even near top 10 in rankings, he knew the Olympics is scheduled this year and the Men's Doubles ranking would matter?

 

 

 

it was due to his poor form but also due to his injuries due to which he had to skip tournaments. but he has shown that he is not finished by winning the XD at the French Open. Rankings once had Serena near 100 after a long injury lay off - did that mean she suddenly became that poor a player? rankings have to be taken in context. like I said - we are choosing partners for the national team for the Olympics - not for a ball room dance that friendships business interests and camps will trump national interest.

[Partha_SG 1]

Its sad enough the winner of so many XD titles in recent times will not get a chance to represent India in Olympics one last time in that event in all probabilities.

[Sanjib 17]

5 minutes ago, Partha_SG said:

it was due to his poor form but also due to his injuries due to which he had to skip tournaments. but he has shown that he is not finished by winning the XD at the French Open. Rankings once had Serena near 100 after a long injury lay off - did that mean she suddenly became that poor a player? rankings have to be taken in context. like I said - we are choosing partners for the national team for the Olympics - not for a ball room dance that friendships business interests and camps will trump national interest.

So let's wait and let AITA decide on it, anyway with Sania there is a genuine problem with both being forehand players, unlike Hingis who has a killer back-hand. Let's move ahead, big week, lots to discuss.

 

Just for a start what about our mid-field today without Sardar against the German mid-field? Would like to hear from you guys on this topic.