Yuki Bhambri and his struggle with injuries
After having achieved a career best ATP rank of 88 at the end of 2015, much was expected of Bhambri in the 2016 season, as he finally seemed to have started to do justice to his potential. But what was expected to be a minor elbow niggle, turned into a disastrous case of a frustrating case of tennis elbow, that would not let go of Yuki. The injury seemed to have got aggravated at the Australian Open, where Bhambri tried to make a hurried comeback.
As a result, he missed the next 8 months of the season, and his ranking plummeted to a lowly 533. Yuki did make a comeback a couple of months back, playing qualifying at Challenger events, but failed to win a main draw match.
He did make the semi-finals of a Futures event in the US, and is working hard in Thailand as a part of his off-season training, along with top Asian players such as Yen Hsun Lu and Hyeon Chung. One can expect big things from Yuki in 2017, provided that he can manage to stay healthy.
