Final ATP: net win for Ramkumar Ramanathan

Ramkumar Ramanathan lost the final of the Temple of fame 5-7, 6-4, 2-6 to Steve Johnson. (Source: File)

Playing in the Hall of Fame Finals at Newport Casino, Ramkumar Ramanathan showed his hand early: start of the match with an ace at 111 mph, followed by three net-loads and as many winners. In his attempt to recreate Leander Paes' triumph on the site twenty years ago, Ramkumar relaunched a tactic of the same era.

Opposed to the basic slugfests of modern tennis where only the madmen rush, the 23-year-old loaded, served and stolen on the grbad courts of Rhode Island. While he lost the titles of Sunday 5-7, 6-4, 2-6 to Steve Johnson (who has now won the solitary ATP lawn and clay court tournaments in the United States this year), Ramkumar has ahead of the American 10 to 1 and "

" At Futures, I had the habit of playing on the defensive, but I felt that I was also good on the fly, "said Ramkumar after the match.

"I started getting closer to the net more often and I felt that I had good hands and that I could score early points with the fly. I have started to feel much more comfortable over the last year. "

In the third game of the opening game, with his hands up front, Ramkumar fell well and caught the inside of the ball make it turn away from Johnson; that Johnson found his range late, stirring the backhand to shoot off shots and huge forehands, the veteran admitted that Ramkumar "knows how to play in Newport."

"He's very good at the net, "said Johnson, 32, after the match. "I thought I was hitting a lot of good returns and he hit big times, I had the chance to take a break early in the third and keep the momentum."

Rid the mind

While he was entering the tournament at the end of the first rounds at Winnetka, Recanati, qualified at Wimbledon and Ilkley, Ramanathan was realized that a good match could upset him.

"On the grbad, anything can happen, a few points here and there," said Ramkumar. "I felt very composed, there is always pressure and I think I managed it well, I was fighting for every point and when I arrived this week I wanted to focus on my service and play as I wanted it. "

He thanked his coaches from Sanchez-Casal for the successful week – he raised $ 52,340 and 150 points No. 115 – Ramkumar made a special mention of a certain Grand Slam champion 18 times

"Leander was a very good guide for me," said Ramanathan de Paes, who took the time to cheer him from the stands this week. "He's always been there for me "

Sanjay Singh, a long-time physio of Paes and currently working with Ramanathan, says it was a matter of rejuvenating the young.

" Sometimes, when you're tired, you just need good conversation. I have done this with Leander for 28 years now. We know it, and that's why we will talk about waste and it will be good to go, "said Sanjay." Ram is very happy when he is alone. But he was also mentally tired. We talked, meditated, practiced yoga with basic hitting sessions. He clicked for him, now he needs to maintain momentum. "

Serve and Play Volleyball

Sanjay also says that the service and volley ploy met at the Pune Challenger last year." The ultimate runner up Ramkumar s & rsquo; "When he came to the net in Pune, even his parents were surprised," said Sanjay. "We always knew he's got the strokes, but you can not not just taking people off the baselines. "

But with the blazing grbad season, slower surfaces await Ramkumar, who then plays hardcourts at the Atlanta Open and Citi Open's Washington: A strong performance will see it enter the top 100 and could lead to a participation in the main draw at the US Open

It's time for Ramkumar to remain in the charge, in any way or in any way. 39, another

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