Prakash146;s return delayed, until Chennai Open

Metal pins were inserted into his wrist during the surgery as a precaution, and since these were removed only a few days back, things are slowly returning to normal as far as his training is concerned. 8220;My hand was in a cast, but I have been working out in the meantime, making sure my upper body is fit. I8217;m in good shape at the moment and will continue training hard before it8217;s time to play again,8221; he said.

The surgery came as a setback as it interrupted a fine run of results, but Prakash is determined to pick up from where he left it off. 8220;It came at a bad time because I was playing well. But I gained a lot of confidence from the way I was playing at that time, and I felt I belonged with the other Tour-level players. The kind of confidence I got then will certainly help when I start playing again.8221;

And, of course, there is no better place than home to begin his return. 8220;I can think of no better place to start playing again than Chennai. My main focus would definitely be the singles, but I would probably be playing the doubles as well. I hope I8217;ll have a good run there and then move on to the Australian Open.8221;