: In tricky year with narrow misses, Prajnesh Gunneswaran glad to finish mixed bag 2020 on strong note #IndiaNEWS For Indian tennis players, the pandemic-truncated 2020 season posed especially tougher

In tricky year with narrow misses, Prajnesh Gunneswaran glad to finish mixed bag 2020 on strong note #IndiaNEWS
For Indian tennis players, the pandemic-truncated 2020 season posed especially tougher challenges. At a time when even organising top tournaments was difficult, the lower tier events such as ATP Challengers and ITF events, especially in Asian countries – where Indians generally play for the bulk of the season – suffered. Among Indians in the top rung, the interrupted season and revamped rules were perhaps the hardest on Prajnesh Gunneswaran. The 31-year-old missed out on direct qualification for the US Open by a heartbreakingly narrow margin. After playing the last five Grand Slams in a row, he was first on the list of alternates but the bio-bubble rules prevented him from playing despite flying to New York.But the left-hander managed to put that behind and end his season a high note, finishing as the India No 1 after two consecutive runner-up plates on the tough ATP Challenger circuit in the USA. He was against experienced players and got several crucial wins to bring a semblance of momentum back into his game.Normally, two second-places in two weeks is not an encouraging sign. Not at a time where ATP Tour events and qualifiers were in hand. But in a strange year, it all comes down to perspective. “It’s obviously been...Read more

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