London, Aug. 17 -- When the year started, India's premier women's doubles badminton pair, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, were building the momentum to get back to their career-best ranking of world No.9. However, on April 1, an injury halted their momentum during a training session. "While practicing, I had an ankle twist. When we took the MRI and all, it showed two ligament tears and two higher grade muscle tears," Treesa told HT. The recovery period included seven weeks of bed rest followed by two additional months of rehabilitation. "It feels so bad when you get injured and miss a lot of tournaments. Our ranking also went down which created a little bit of confusion and doubt (in my mind)," said the 23-year-old. Throughout the downtime, her support network was pivotal. Chief coach Pullela Gopichand provided constant guidance while Gayatri, his daughter, ensured her partner felt no undue pressure to rush back. "Gayatri was very supportive. She was telling me, 'Take your time and come back.' All the support I got from her and the coaches helped me," she said. While Treesa was undergoing rehabilitation, Gayatri focused on maintaining her physical condition to ensure they could hit the ground running on her partner's return. Once Treesa's ankle healedrecovered, the duo decided to enter the Philippine International Challenge in Manila, stepping down a grade to re-establish match fitness. They went on to win the title. Reflecting on the decision to enter the lower-tier event, Treesa viewed it as crucial preparation. "It was really a great decision... Before the World Championships, we got a chance to play so many matches against pretty decent players. That helped us gain so much confidence," she added....