రామనాథన్ కృష్ణన్

రామనాథన్ కృష్ణన్ (జననం 1937 ఏప్రిల్ 11, బూథపండి గ్రామం, నాగర్‌కోయిల్, భారతదేశం)[1][2][5] ఒక టెన్నీస్ క్రీడాకారు. ఇతడు 1960, 1970 దశకాలలో ప్రపంచ టెన్నీస్ క్రీడలో భారతదేశం తరపున ఉత్తమ ప్రదర్శనను చూపాడు. ఇతడు ప్రపంచంలో 6వ ర్యాంకును సాధించాడు.[4]

రామనాథన్ కృష్ణన్
మాజీ టెన్నిస్ క్రీడాకారులు శ్రీ రామనాథన్ కృష్ణన్,శ్రీ రమేష్ కృష్ణన్ 26 నవంబర్ 2009న న్యూఢిల్లీలో కేంద్ర యువజన వ్యవహారాలు , క్రీడల మంత్రి డాక్టర్.M ఎస్ గిల్ ను కలిశారు
దేశం భారతదేశం
నివాసంమద్రాస్, భారతదేశం
జననం (1937-04-11) 1937 ఏప్రిల్ 11 (వయసు 86)
నాగర్‌కోయిల్, భారతదేశం [1][2]
ప్రారంభం1953 (amateur tour)
విశ్రాంతి1968
ఆడే విధానంకుడిచేతి బాటం
సింగిల్స్
సాధించిన విజయాలు55[3]
అత్యుత్తమ స్థానముNo. 6 (1961, Lance Tingay)[4]
గ్రాండ్ స్లామ్ సింగిల్స్ ఫలితాలు
ఫ్రెంచ్ ఓపెన్క్వార్టర్ ఫైనల్స్ 1962
వింబుల్డన్సెమీ ఫైనల్స్ 1960, 1961
యుఎస్ ఓపెన్3R 1957, 1959
డబుల్స్
గ్రాండ్ స్లామ్ డబుల్స్ ఫలితాలు
వింబుల్డన్క్వార్టర్ ఫైనల్స్ (1955, 1959, 1965, 1967)
Team Competitions
డేవిస్ కప్ఫైనల్స్ 1956, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1968

వృత్తి మార్చు

ఇతడు తన తండ్రి టి.కె.రామనాథన్ వద్ద టెన్నిస్ క్రీడ మెళకువలు నెర్చుకున్నాడు[6]. ఇతడు త్వరలోనే అన్ని జూనియర్ టైటిల్స్‌ను సాధించి జాతీయ స్థాయికి ఎదిగాడు.

వింబుల్డన్ మార్చు

In 1954, he became the first Asian player to win the boys' singles title at Wimbledon,[7] beating Ashley Cooper in the final. In 1959, Krishnan played in the men's singles competition at Wimbledon losing in the third round to Alex Olmedo. Later that year, playing for India in the Davis Cup, Krishnan defeated Australia's Rod Laver (the Wimbledon runner-up) in four sets.[8] These performances gained Krishnan seventh seeded status at Wimbledon in 1960, he reached the semi-finals losing to the eventual champion, Neale Fraser.[9] In 1961, Krishnan reached the Wimbledon semi-finals by beating Roy Emerson in straight sets but lost in the semis to eventual champion, Rod Laver. Krishnan received his highest seeding at Wimbledon (No. 4) in 1962 but had to withdraw mid-tournament due to an ankle injury.[10]

డేవిస్ కప్ మార్చు

Krishnan was a key member of the Indian team which reached the Challenge Round of the Davis Cup in 1966, whilst also reaching the Inter-Zonal final with the team on five other occasions, in 1956, 1959, 1962, 1963 and 1968. India surprised West Germany in the inter-zonal semi-finals with Krishnan beating Wilhelm Bungert (a Wimbledon finalist later that year). At Calcutta, in the semi-finals against Brazil, the two sides won two matches each and it all came down to Krishnan's match against the Brazilian champion, Tomas Koch. Koch was leading two sets to one and was up 5–2 in the fourth set when Krishnan staged one of the most memorable comebacks by winning the set 7–5 and then the match. In the final against Australia, Krishnan and Jaidip Mukerjea won the doubles rubber (against John Newcombe and Tony Roche), but Krishnan lost both singles matches (against Fred Stolle and Roy Emerson) as India were defeated 4–1.[11] Krishnan was a regular player on the Indian Davis Cup team between 1953 and 1975, compiling a 69–28 winning record (50–19 in singles and 19–9 in doubles).[12]

Krishnan also won the Indian national tennis title for eight years at a stretch.

Style of play మార్చు

Krishnan's playing style was known as "touch tennis". Critics hailed Krishnan as a marvel, Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph described his tennis as "pure oriental charm" while another described his style as "Eastern magic".[13] More recently, Robert Philip wrote that "each and every Krishnan rally was a thing of rare beauty".[14] According to veteran sports journalist C.V. Narsimhan, "His service was never a powerful weapon, he did not have any powerful groundstrokes either. He won with consistency, angled volleys, and a graceful half volley drop shot now and then".[7] Rafael Osuna, Nicola Pietrangeli and Krishnan's son Ramesh were some of the other notable exponents of this style emphasizing finesse.[15]

అవార్డులు మార్చు

Krishnan received the Arjuna award in 1961, the Padma Shri in 1962 and the Padma Bhushan in 1967.[13]

గ్రంథం మార్చు

Krishnan has written, with his son Ramesh Krishnan and Nirmal Shekar, a book titled A touch of tennis: The story of a tennis family.[16] The book covering the achievements of three generations of tennis-playing Krishnans, was released by Penguin Books India.[17]

ప్రస్తుతం మార్చు

Krishnan now lives in Chennai,[18] where he manages a gas distribution agency. Ramesh Krishnan emulated his father's achievement of winning the Wimbledon junior title, and went on to become a leading Indian tennis player in the 1980s.[ఆధారం చూపాలి] On 25 July 2012, Ramanathan Krishnan re-launched India's premier English-language weekly sports magazine, Sportstar, at a function in Chennai.[19][better source needed] Krishnan runs a tennis training center in Chennai together with his son.[20]

ముఖ్యమైన సంఘటనలు మార్చు

  • 1954 – Wimbledon – junior champion
  • 1960 – Wimbledon – seeded seventh, reached the semi-finals (losing to eventual champion Neale Fraser)
  • 1961 – Wimbledon – seeded seventh, reached the semi-finals for the second consecutive time (losing to eventual champion Rod Laver)
  • 1966 – member of the Indian team which reached the final of the Davis Cup (lost to Australia in the final)

మూలాలు మార్చు

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