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Ramanathan Krishnan was on top of his game as he outclassed Emerson in straight sets
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The path-breaker for Indian tennis – Ramanathan Krishnan notched up one of his and Indian tennis’ most memorable wins at the 1961 Wimbledon Championships. Krishnan wasn’t an unheralded player, though. The Indian had made quite a name for himself having reached the semi-finals on the hallowed grass lawns of SW19 the previous year and that had earned him the seventh seeding in 1961.
But the magnitude of this particular win was what stands out. He met the reigning Australian Open champion Roy Emerson – who would eventually become a 12-time Major winner – in the quarter-finals that year.
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The effortless ease and sublime tennis with which he trounced the future World No. 1, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals for the second straight year was what caught the attention of the world.
“Surprisingly Krishnan beat Emerson in straight sets. This was one of the best matches Krishnan ever played at Wimbledon. He turned Emerson’s speed to his own advantage and directed his shots with a magical caress to those parts of the court where Emerson wasn’t,” Sify.com quoted one critic saying.
Not surprisingly, Krishnan’s success inspired a generation of tennis players from India, who carved out a niche for themselves in the sport.
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Sudeshna Banerjee
Sudeshna is a veteran Indian Sports and International Tennis journalist as well as editor at Sportskeeda. She has an overall experience of over 10 years with top publications like The Bridge, Fox Sports Asia, and gained a keen interest in Indian sports since the 2002 Commonwealth and Asian Games when she was in school.
Sudeshna holds a Master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. She attends tournaments regularly and being a highly experienced journalist, she ensures she only contacts the correct people from her network for the most authentic information to be put in her articles.
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