Style of Play
Krishnan's playing style was known as 'touch tennis'. Critics hailed Krishnan as a marvel, Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph described his tennis as 'pure oriental charm' while another described his style as 'Eastern magic'. More recently, Robert Philip wrote that 'each and every Krishnan rally was a thing of rare beauty'. According to veteran sports journalist C.V. Narsimhan 'His service was never a powerful weapon, he did not have any powerful groundstrokes either. He won with consistency, angled volleys, and a graceful half volley drop shot now and then'. Rafael Osuna, Nicola Pietrangeli and Krishnan's son Ramesh were some of the other notable exponents of this style emphasizing finesse.
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