Focus must be on getting singles gamers in high 50: Vijay Amritraj

India belongs within the World Group however to do this persistently the main focus must be on getting singles gamers within the high 100 and high 50, believes Vijay Amritraj.

The Indian tennis legend, current on the draw for India’s Davis Cup tie in opposition to Togo over the weekend, insisted that having sufficient top-ranked gamers within the nation was the one means out of the fixed battle to remain within the high tier of group tennis.

“We now have one man within the high 100, who’s not right here. On the finish of the day, to get into the World Group, which is the place we belong, we must always actually give attention to the 4 singles and the way will we get into the highest 100 or high 50. That must be the one focus for us, nothing else,” Amritraj mentioned.

India’s highest-ranked participant for the tie is Sasikumar Mukund, at present ranked 365th on this planet. Sumit Nagal, solely the tenth Indian to interrupt into the top-100 with a career-high of 68, has been unavailable for India responsibility since 2023 and Amritraj admitted blaming the system was not an excuse any extra.

“The dedication has to come back from the gamers. You see children working so onerous, whether or not it’s in tech or arts or movies or no matter, to only go up one rung within the ladder.

“In our sport, as a result of it’s a high-risk journey, in case you don’t make up your personal thoughts in two-four years and sort of let it go, play some doubles, resolve to get a superb payout for a 12 months – there’s nothing mistaken with it however the thought course of doesn’t give us any single gamers,” he declared.

He additionally mentioned that the onus was equally on the ATP and the WTA high brass to make sure equal illustration to all elements of the world.

Lot of labor

“The ATP and WTA have lots of work to do in our a part of the world, no questions on that. We don’t have one Tour occasion event in India, how is that attainable?

“After FIFA, we’re the 2nd most world sport on this planet, non-seasonal. So why can’t we’ve got a event right here?… The objective must be to get within the top-50 or 20. That’s it”.