New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- Last December, Tan Kim Her returned to India after five years to coach the pair he had formed a decade back. But soon he realised that he'd have to deal with off-court issues that had been plaguing Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty before getting to their game.

Post the Paris Olympics, the ace Indian combine played only one tournament in the last five months of 2024 - China Masters where they reached the semis. The reason was that both of them were hindered by physical struggles. "When I began, they had many injuries," the Malaysian told HT.

Rankireddy's shoulder has been a perennial problem, forcing the pair to pull out of multiple events. The Amalapuram born also developed issues in his lower back. Mumba...