Saketh Myneni – Qualifying for United States Open
by Kapil Khera
Saketh Myneni practicing Sunday. He could face Novak Djokovic if he reaches the U.S. Open’s second round.
Days before the first ball is served in the first round of the United States Open on Monday, Saketh Myneni of India will have already had his big victory. On Friday, after five failed attempts to qualify for the main draw of a major tournament, Myneni finally broke through.
Myneni, 28 and ranked No. 143 in the world, defeated Pedja Krstin in the third and final round of the qualifying draw on Friday, surmounting a barrier that had separated him from the main draws in the five previous major tournaments over the last two years.
“It’s a great feeling to get in after all these tries,” Myneni said. “But now the real work starts.”
By comparison, Roger Federer had played in 41 major tournaments by the time he turned 28 in 2009, and he won 15. Not that anyone deserves to be compared with Federer, but he was 18 the last time he failed to qualify for the United States Open — he lost in the second round of qualifying in 1999.
Source:- Nytimes.com