Ramanathan Krishnan’s father, TK Ramanathan was besotted by the game of tennis but had no money to buy the expensive equipment. He sold his wife’s jewellery to buy a tennis racquet. That racquet laid the foundation of Indian tennis’ first family. Three generations and counting including Ramanathan Krishnan, who is arguably India’s greatest singles player ever with a highest world ranking of 3, two semi-final appearance at Wimbledon and a Davis Cup victory over Rod Laver.TKR’s wife deserves her own special place in the annals of Indian Tennis.