As his close friends call him, 'Goda', which means 'accomplished' or 'perfect', Godamanne has every right to be the guiding light of a young Sri Lanka (SL) Davis Cup (DC) team. Godamanne's present state of mind is added value to the young SL DC team of Sharmal Dissanayake, Yasitha de Silva, Alex Fairbanks and Avindra Perera. Over the years, SL Tennis has had its ups and downs at international level but the local competitions have kept growing, despite not producing stars. Godamanne, the most successful Tennis player Sri Lanka has produced in recent times, believes it is high time SL breaks its shackles and focus on being more productive as professionals. He is slowly winding down on his playing career, with intentions of pursuing a career in coaching, which could be a plus point for SL Tennis.

Source: Sunday Times April 08, 2018 22:38 UTC