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dated January 07, 1953: Mottram on Tennis in India

British tennis ace A. J. Mottram, and his wife (formerly Joy Cannon) were in Madras to play in the South India Championships. Mottram told this paper that young Ramanathan Krishnan would become a notable champion in two years' time. Indian tennis players were endowed with keen eye, supple wrists, and fleetness of foot, but suffered from lack of concentration and inadequate match-play. The standard of the best Indian players was higher than that of the best in England. If the young Krishnan improved the strength of his service, played an attacking game, learnt to come to the net more often and played more on grass courts, he would become a very good player.

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