Vishnu Vardhan replies to Leander Paes’s claim – Tennis News
Indian tennis professional, Vishnu Vardhan, has sarcastically replied to all the comments of his Olympics doubles team partner, Leander Paes. It was a perfect mild reply from the Indian tennis professional who heard harsh comments
from Paes.
Number one Indian doubles tennis star, Paes, stated that he “don't even know if he (Vardhan) has grass court shoes." Vardhan replied to his remarks stating, “Yes, I do have grass court shoes”. He was giving an interview to the
Fune Times and further commented, "There is nothing offensive about it. It's just that Leander is concerned whether I am fully equipped and has the right shoes."
The controversy is ever growing. All Indian Tennis Association has failed to pacify Paes. Initially, he was teamed up with Mahesh Bhupathi but the onslaught from Bhupathi against the All Indian Tennis Association for teaming up
him up with Paes and not Rohan Bopanna forced the officials to change their decision at the last moment and send two weak teams from Indian instead of one.
Vardhan continued to comment about this scenario and added, “Getting the shoes right in a game is very important. Some players don't have grass court shoes and continue to play with hard court shoes. I think that is why Leander
was concerned as the wrong pair can affect the game.”
He further added, “I know I haven't played a Wimbledon or another big tournament like Leander or Mahesh Bhupathi, but I am absolutely ready for the Olympics.” He added that he has played Asian Games and represented his country
in the Davis Cup ties that are good enough to ensure his worthiness for a shot at the Olympics gold medal.
It was extremely rude from Paes stating something about a minnow in degrading fashion. However, his frustration is valid as well. He is the top ranked player from Indian and should be teamed up with the second best player (Bhupathi)
technically to make a strong team for Olympics. The final decision of All Indian Tennis Association has definitely hurt him that is building frustration. Vardhan needs to be smart in answering every call from Paes to sustain a healthy relationship before the
start of the competition.
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