New Delhi: A combination of talent and confidence is quintessential to thrive in the demanding professional circuit and Yuki Bhambri is full of both as he avowed that he is capable of winning an ATP World Tour title.
Yuki broke into top-100 in 2015 but injury halted his progress further. He did not play many big events in the 2017 season but the 25-year-old Delhi lad ended the year strongly by winning the Pune Challenger and finishing a semifinalist at the Bengaluru Open.
The 2017 season also brought the biggest win of Bhambri’s career when he scalped World No.22 Frenchman Gael Monfils at the Citi Open, where he reached the quarterfinals after qualifying for the ATP 500 event.
Winning five matches in a row is what he needs to grab a title on the ATP World tour. “The key is to play as much possible and play bigger tournaments. I had a few quarterfinals (on ATP World Tour). You have to focus on every match (to win title) whether it’s an ATP or a Challenger or an ITF Futures. If you ask me whether I am capable of winning an ATP event, I would say yes I am,” Yuki said brimming with confidence.
Yuki has long been India’s big hope after winning the junior Australian Open in 2009 and prestigious Orange Bowl in the same year but consistent success at the highest level is yet to arrive.
As the new season begins Monday with the Tata Open Maharashtra in Pune, Yuki said he is ready for the big leap.
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