Aamir Khan Attends Wimbledon 2024, Shares He Quit Tennis As His Father Asked Him To
Aamir Khan at Wimbledon 2024: The actor, who is in London to attend Wimbledon 2024, shared that he used to play tennis competitively and left it because of his father.
Aamir Khan at Wimbledon 2024: After Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra, Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan is also in London to attend Wimbledon 2024. Aamir Khan shared that he used to play tennis competitively and left it because of his father.
Aamir Khan on playing tennis at junior level
In an interview with former tennis player and commentator Vijay Amritraj, shared by Star Sports India, Aamir Khan opened up about his tennis days and why he quit the game at a young age. Vijay said that Aamir was a “very good player at the junior level” and was the Maharashtra State Champion.
"I don’t think I could have ever made it to any significant level but I really enjoyed the game so I had a lot of fun while playing it. And then one fine day, my dad decided that I should stop playing so I stopped," Khan explained.
He added with a smile, "Well, I think I am very happy where I am so yeah and good for tennis that I didn’t continue."
Aamir's second visit to Wimbledon
This year marks Khan's second visit to Wimbledon. He previously attended the Men’s Final in 2023 with his children, Junaid, Ira, and Azad. Reflecting on the experience, he described it as "wonderful."
“Well, to be honest, I've been here only once to actually watch it live which was last year. I came with my kids and it was a wonderful experience, really wonderful experience and as I was saying earlier, up until now, I've watched it on television through Star Sports. But when you watch it live, you realize just how fast the game is and how amazing the players are and the whole atmosphere, the excitement of watching it live is something else,” Khan shared.
Khan admires Carlos Alcaraz
Discussing the current players, Khan expressed admiration for Carlos Alcaraz. "It looks like that he's playing really well, when I watch him play, he almost reaches the impossible shot. So, how do you close the point with him? I often wonder, how you close the point with him because the point should have got over the last couple of shots but he's reached them and he's hit it back and, he's still in the point," he said.
"And then he wins the point. So, he's someone, I think, who's showing a lot of potential. Of course, he's just started out but I think he has the potential to be one of the all-time greats if he continues in this way. I think I would bet on Alcaraz. Djokovic is also there, in the game. But I think it's really difficult to close the point with Alcaraz. You know, he just doesn't let you close the point. Really makes you work hard to get the point,” he added.
Aamir Khan was last seen in the 2022 film ‘Laal Singh Chaddha,’ and took a break after the film failed at the box office. He is set to return to the big screen in ‘Sitare Zameen Par.’
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