New Delhi: Bollywood star Aamir Khan recently attended a Wimbledon match where he revealed his connection to Tennis. Many celebrities from India including Sachin Tendulkar, Kiara Advani, and Sidharth Malhotra attended Wimbledon recently.
Aamir said that he used to play Tennis and also watched a lot of matches. He revealed that he had to quit the sport at a very young age after his father asked him to. In an interview with Star Sports India, the actor said that he 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. Well, I think I am very happy where I am so yeah and good for tennis that I didn’t continue” Aamir said.
He also attended the Wimbledon men’s 2023 final match with his children Junaid, Ira and Azad Khan. Aamir said that he watched the event on television and when you watch it live you realize how amazing the game and the whole atmosphere is and there is different excitement to watch it live.
“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. And 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” he said.
‘I would bet on Alcaraz’: Aamir Khan
Aamir also talked about Carlos Alcaraz and said that he has the potential to be one of the all-time greats and he really makes other player work hard to get the point.
“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.
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan revealed that he was a great Tennis player at the junior level and also was the Maharashtra state champion but had to quit the sport. Tennis Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
