The obsolete cow dung tennis courts
Note: This article was first published on Troll Tennis in December 2018. Indian tennis was in full flow when the Amritraj brothers and the Krishnans…
Lesser known facts about Indian tennis
Note: This article was first published in December 2017 on Troll Tennis The game of tennis was introduced in India during its days under the British rule.…
The only player to be ranked No.1 in both India and Pakistan
Note: This story by Dr Balraj Shukla was originally published in February 2019 on Troll Tennis. THE FOUNDATION In the 1920s, Chakwal, a city located…
Suresh Maurya joins the highest tier of tennis coaches
Note: This article was originally published in December 2019 on Troll Tennis. He keeps telling his students to “Get Stronger Everyday.” Now, following his own…
Yogesh Shah – Gujarat’s gift to the tennis world
Note: This article was first published in December 2018 after an exclusive interview that Yogesh Shah gave to Dr Balraj Shukla for Troll Tennis In…
First Indian female tennis player to feature in Olympics – Lady Meherbai Tata
This story is about Meherbai Tata, lady who used to play all her tennis matches in a Parsi saree to display her pride in her…
4 Indians have won the ATP Japan Open – Check the Indian History with the Open
Japan Open is a part of ATP 500 series and is held in Koto, Tokyo. It was first held in 1973. For Indian tennis fans…
India’s No 1. Ankita Raina took the oath on behalf of the athletes at the opening ceremony
The 36th National Games was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the opening ceremony in the presence of approximately 1,00,000 audience at the Narendra…
Meet Indian women’s tennis pioneer – Nirupama Mankad
Nirupama is the daughter of G. Vasant, a leading tennis player in India in his time. She was born on 17th January 1947 in Karachi…
Prajwal Dev: “2022 goal is to get into the Challengers”
S.D. Prajwal Dev is on the rise. The 26-year-old made his second final on the ITF circuit when he finished as the runner-up in the…