India National Thread

[Smit 4]

2 hours 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). 

The legend is not dependent on any player. He is at rank high enough to get there. And any ranking can't decide how great he as a player is. Paes and Bopanna should be a team only because they are best placed Indian players on rankings. And Paes had asked to partner Bopanna only because he wanted to have next best ranked player.

 

Just a reminder to you Paes has won 4 grand slams recently compared to ZERO of Bopanna. He did not have a stable partner and some injuries costed him in rankings. You can not say he isn't playing as good as Bopanna on circuit only because he is ranked lower. He made Quarters at RG, so did Bopanna with his regular partner. He won title in Mixed, while Bopanna lost in second round itself. 

 

Yes and last time Paes was wrong so he is missing mixed doubles this year. All settles here.

He deserves to be in Men's Doubles more than any other player. Saketh Myneni over Leander, really? 

[Smit 4]

Bopanna's partner Florin Mergea has decided not to continue their partnership at least for grass season just to play with his compatriot Horia Tecau ahead of Olympics. Bopanna should get some inspiration. Players from all other countries have have already planned things for Olympics and here we are yet to decide on who should play with whom.

[Prashanth 185]

Abhinav Bindra chosen as India's flagbearer at Rio Olympics

[Prashanth 185]

Ramkumar looses in Moscow Challenger Doubles SF..

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[kapil857 31]

Guys, chill !!!

 

Paes/Bopanna will go and Sania/Bopanna will go. The current storm created by Bopanna is just to ensure he gets Sania in mixed. He wants an assurance that Paes cant later re-open the XD debate after Wimbledon.

 

The MD entry has to be submitted within the next few days whereas the XD entry can be changed uptil about Aug 9. So, Bopanna doesnt want a situation where he agrees to play with Paes now and once MD entry is confirmed and he cant do anyhting, Paes turns around and starts shouting that he should be going in XD as well.

 

In effect, Bopanna is doing pretty much exactly what Leander did in 2012. In London, Paes used his top-10 ranking to essentially say - OK, I'll play with Vishnu and let Bopanna/Bhupathi play together provided Sania is mine. Rohan is now doing the same thing - using his top-10 ranking to say that I'll play with Paes provided Sania is mine.

 

Is is sad?? Of course...but the floodgates were opened in 2012 and they aren't closing now. All 3 players - Paes, Bhupathi, Bopanna - have all, in both London and Rio, just taken a stance which benefits THEM the most, given the power they held based on rankings. Nobody here is a saint !!!

 

And have to say, am sad to see the vitriol directed towards Bopanna on this forum by some commenters. Yes, he is not Paes. Yes, he is not an 18-time grand slam champion. But he is a good player, top-10 in the world at the moment, grand slam and year-end championships finalist. He deserves our respect. Just because a Sachin Tendulkar exists, doesn't mean a Ravindra Jadeja doesn't deserve respect.

[Dolby 757]

49 minutes ago, Smit said:

The legend is not dependent on any player. He is at rank high enough to get there. 

So, whats the issue let Bopanna partner anyone and the legend can get there with some other person.

[nitinsanker 208]

On 3/7/2016 at 11:42, gvaisakh said:

Cool GV ...do update as soon as possible 

[nitinsanker 208]

Guys besides the row kicked up by Bopanna aspect of tying up with saketh ..................... I was extremely happy with sainas match with Rachanok ...... she was so strong mentally ........ great to see saina back in form .....let us see how she does against wang yihan 

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Guys chill and enjoy the match between Ger vs Ind....India leading 1- 0 after 7 min into Q1...

[nitinsanker 208]

3 minutes ago, Prashanth said:

Guys chill and enjoy the match between Ger vs Ind....India leading 1- 0 after 7 min into Q1...

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