India can tame Sweden on clay in Davis Cup: Ramkumar Ramanathan

Ramkumar Ramanathan says Indian Davis Cup team is wellequipped to tackle the challenge of Sweden even if the hosts choose to play on clay courts in the September tieIndian team will travel to Sweden hoping to get its first win over the European nation in the sixth clash between the two sides Ramkumar said their familiarity with the game style of Sweden players will also stand them in good steadAlso Read IND vs ENG 3rd Test Ashwin claims 500th Test wicketIndia qualified for the World Group after beating Pakistan 40 recently in the playoffs held in IslamabadI am sure they are going to play on clay But we have been playing some unbelievable tennis and then there is Sumit Nagal and I think he can grind them off and I am sure he is very fit too Ramkumar told media here during the felicitation ceremony of Davis Cup players organised by the KSLTARankings dont matter on court because it comes down to how well we play on that particular day You have seen how Aisam ulHaq Quershi of Pakistan performed in the DavThe is Cup rightThe function was also attended by N Sriram Balaji Saketh Myneni Nikki Poonacha and Sunil Yajaman the joint secretary of KSLTA Ramkumar also hoped to polish his singles skills further ahead of the Sweden tieAlso Read Adapting to different conditions will be key to retaining WPL title KaurSweden is a great team and they have some very good players like Elias Ymer a world No 160 I am looking forward to play some good singles in the next few months I have played Elias and he is a very skilled player He has an unbelievable backhand and plays some very consistent tennis from the baseline So we know a few things about them and we need to use themIt is going to be a close contest but I am sure we have an edge in doubles said Ramkumar Even though Rohan Bopanna no longer competes in the Davis Cup India have a formidable doubles contingent with Yuki Bhambri Sriram Balaji Vijay Prashanth and Anirudh Chandrasekhar featuring inside top 100 rankingsBopanna is phenomenalRamkumar also lauded Bopanna who recently climbed to world No 1 spot in doubles rankings It is a phenomenal job as being number one in the world is spectacular It is not easy at all I have to congratulate him for all the hard work and sacrifices he has doneIndian tennis and Indian players can look up to him for what he has achieved and I am sure he will inspire several players said Ramkumar a former doubles partner of BopannaThe players also reminisced about their firstever trip to Pakistan and rated it as a memorable experience on and off the fieldThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever