Well, it had all the makes of a Bollywood potboiler, first there was the revolt, then the get together, then a show of togetherness and ultimately a win. Not to be out done, there was a mutiny again. If you thought this was a plot of a bollywood movie, think again. This is what is happening with Indian Tennis. That was the story line of the way Indian Tennis Team played at the Davis Cup tie against Japan.
First there was a revolt against Paes, then the sham of a get together, then 3 wins. Suddenly the single’s specialists Rohan Boppanna and Prakash Amritraj pulled out of the reverse single citing injuries. Isnt that strange considering that just 2 days ago they played tennis under the most trying circumstances. Whatever the differences they might have had, it is appropriate that they realise that playing for the country is of utmost importance than their individual squabbles.
The net result was, Mahesh and Paes come out to play the singles and promptly lost them i.e India lost the reverse singles. It was a quick affair and it was all over, Hesh lost it in under an hour and Paes too followed suit.
Either way , these 2 rubbers were dead rubbers anyway…but the point lies elsewhere
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