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Ramesh Krishnan
Tennis is an outdoor sport which can be played between two players or four players. Players utilize a stringed racquet to hit a rubber ball, hollow inside covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. In some places tennis is referred to as lawn tennis. This game started in England and was the most popular amongst the upper class of society. Presently tennis is an Olympic sport, as well as, it is played in various tournaments including the four Grand Slams in many countries, by people of all ages and classes.
There are three different court surfaces it is played on namely, clay court, grass court and hard court. Depending on the surface, each one provides a different movement of speed and bounce for the ball, which in turn affects the level of play of individual players.
Ramesh Krishnan was born on 5 June, 1961 in Madras, India as was one of India's foremost tennis players. He played at his peak during the 1980s. His father was the Indian tennis great Ramanathan Krishnan. In 1998, he was awarded the Padma Shri. Ramanathan Krishnan was an Indian tennis player of the 1950's and 60's and one of the greatest Indian players of all time. His son Ramesh Krishnan was also a well-known tennis player.
He was Wimbledon junior champion in 1954 and reached Wimbledon semi final in 1960. In 1961 Wimbledon he was seeded 4th and reached the semi final for the second consecutive time. In 1966, he became the member of the Indian team which reached the final of the Davis Cup. He was Wimbledon and French Open junior singles champion in 1979. In 1981, he reached the quarter finals of US open and reached Wimbledon quarter final in 1986. In 1992, he reached the men's doubles quarter-final partnering Leander Paes in Olympic Games in Barcelona.
He won eight top-level professional singles titles and one doubles title. He reached his career-high singles ranking of world number 23 in January 1985. He defeated the then world no 1 Mats Wilander of Sweden in the second round of the Australian open in 1989.
His superior approach and dedication to the game made him stand out from the crowd and he had a willingness to play anywhere even while suffering from an injury.
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