Karthik had a strong week of training. He's moving more and recovering faster between rallies, and his attacking play improved noticeably — clears and smashes are becoming weapons. The clear area to keep improving over the next two weeks is footwork to the back-left corner, where recovery is still a step slow.
Good base position around mid-court. The terracotta back-right zone shows where recovery was slowest.

Reaching low and wide, then recovering fast to centre.

Explosive jump and rotation — Karthik's most improved shot this week.

Resetting balance between shots to stay ready for the next rally.
Karthik finished 41% of his points with an outright winning shot — strong for his age group. His own errors stayed low (24%), meaning he's not giving away cheap points. Keeping this balance as rallies get faster is the next step.
Karthik finished 27 rallies with a winning smash this week — up from 18 last week. His timing and steepness at the net are getting sharper.
He reached the back-left corner a step late on fast exchanges. A few targeted footwork drills will turn those defensive scrambles into points won.
6 sets of 30 seconds: split-step, push to the back-left corner, play the clear, then recover to centre. Focus on getting the racket up early so the shot stays under control.
Touch all six court corners in sequence, 4 rounds with short rests. Builds the recovery speed that turns defensive scrambles into points won.