Ramanathan Krishnan: Difference between revisions

Krishnan honed his skills under his father, T. K. Ramanathan, a veteran [[Nagercoil]]<ref name="m.thehindu.com"/> based player. He soon made his mark on the national circuit, sweeping all the junior titles. He as a 13 year old  school student sought and got special permission from the Principal Gordon of [[Loyola College, Chennai|Loyola College]]  to take part in the Bertram Tournament  open  only to college students and won it in 1951.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2021/05/23015122/1296103/Ramanathan-Krishnan--Ace-tennis-player-who-made-world-.vpf | title=Ramanathan Krishnan — Ace tennis player who made world sit up and take notice | publisher=DTNext | work=Venkatesh Ramakrishnan | date=23 May 2021 | access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/his-oriental-volleys-turned-heads-towards-indian-tennis/articleshow/58135993.cms | title=His 'oriental' volleys turned heads towards Indian tennis | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=12 April 2017 | access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref> Later he joined  and as a student of [[Loyola College, Chennai|Loyola College]]  and won Junior Wimbledon in 1954.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.harmonyindia.org/columns_posts/off-the-cuff/ | title=Off The Cuff | publisher=Harmony India | access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref> In 1954, he became the first Asian player to win the boys' singles title at Wimbledon,<ref name="Harmony magazine Feb 2005">{{cite web |url=http://www.harmonyindia.org/hportal/VirtualPageView.jsp?page_id=6159 |title=Harmony magazine Feb 2005 |publisher=Harmonyindia.org |date=15 August 1947 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6B3iM93hQ?url=http://www.harmonyindia.org/hportal/VirtualPageView.jsp?page_id=6159 |archive-date=30 September 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> beating [[Ashley Cooper (tennis)|Ashley Cooper]] in the final.