The veteran tennis star Rohan Bopanna performed out issues relating to the decline in Davis Cup’s significance amongst Indian gamers forward of his closing recreation on Sunday, September 17. Bopanna is enjoying his final recreation within the match’s historical past towards Morocco within the World Group 2 fixture at Lucknow’s Mini Stadium.
Bopanna, 43, introduced his resolution to retire from the Davis Cup match in July this 12 months. He just lately made the headlines after reaching the US Open 2023 finals in doubles the place he suffered a heartbreaking defeat towards the third-seeded pair of Matthew Ebden and Rajeev Ram. He additionally reached the finals of the Australian Open 2023 in doubles and semi-final spherical in Wimbledon this 12 months.
The 2-time US Open winner subsequent options within the Davis Cup 2023 match and is paired with Yuki Bhambri to face Morocco’s Elliot Benchitri and Younes Lalami Laaroussi in doubles on Sunday. He revealed his ideas on the Davis Cup and its significance for the gamers but in addition identified the dearth of curiosity by Indian gamers within the staff’s match just lately.
“It has change into too mechanical to simply come, play and depart,” Bopanna advised PTI on Friday. “There was a unbelievable staff environment, which has been form of misplaced within the final couple of years. And we have to carry that again. Davis Cup is all about staff camaraderie, spending time with the staff, being collectively, and all people coming collectively. And I believe that may be a little lacking hyperlink. We have to carry it again to have a profitable staff.
“There is no specific cause why it is occurred. I believe, in a method, it’s simply ourselves looking for one another, , perceive that the (ATP) Tour is totally different, Davis Cup is totally different.”
Within the Davis Cup 2023, India’s Sumit Nagal will conflict towards Adam Moundir in Sasikumar Mukund and can play Yassine Dlimi in singles on Saturday and change opponents on Sunday as India count on to report simple wins.
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