International players opt out of ATT
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KARACHI: Pakistan will be hosting their initial Asian Tennis Tour (ATT) though any general representation, and a country’s best actor Aqeel Khan feels this is a vital setback.
Two Indian players and one actor from Bangladesh had showed seductiveness in participating in Islamabad where a Asian Tennis Federation’s (ATF) ATT will kick-off from Oct 23 and continue compartment Oct 30.
However, they have given motionless not to attend in a eventuality gripping in mind a domestic bad blood between Pakistan and India.
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This is also a blow to Pakistan Tennis Federation’s (PTF) debate to let them horde Davis Cup ties in a nation again, with a association anticipating they could infer with a ATT that a nation is protected adequate to underline general players.
“It would’ve been good to have unfamiliar players here,” Aqeel told The Express Tribune. “The foe would’ve been improved though we unequivocally can’t do much, so it will usually be inhabitant players now.”
Aqeel combined that it is tough to wire in general players for ATT as a circuit is still new and a continent’s tip players go for a determined International Tennis Federation (ITF) Futures events.
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“The ATT will need time to turn some-more popular,” pronounced Aqeel. “It is an choice circuit so many of a tip players would go for attempted and tested tournaments instead of a ATT. At slightest it is a good start for Pakistan. ATT began this year and in a prior editions of these events, in Thailand for example, there were all internal players.”
Meanwhile, ATT Tour Federal Cup contest executive Muhammad Khalil Chughtai pronounced that it is hapless that Indian players are not coming.
“It is a setback, though in a stream domestic scenario, Indian’s don’t wish to take a risk,” pronounced Chughtai. “Bangladesh also corroborated divided since regionally they are aligning with India. However, we are anticipating for things to change by December.”
The ATT is carrying a sum esteem income of $5,000, with a leader earning 12 points and $900, while a runners-up will get 7 ranking points and $600.
Published in The Express Tribune, Oct 19th, 2016.
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