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The former Indian tennis player Vijay Amritraj says the Champions Tennis League (CTL) he is launching with the All India Tennis Association (AITA) should not be seen as competition for the International Tennis Premier League (ITPL) being launched by Indian doubles player Mahesh Bhupathi.
Critics of the All England Club have long maintained the membership doesn’t really care about things that go on outside of London SW19, let alone abroad.
To many people’s perception India’s newly appointed Davis Cup captain Anand Amritraj has inherited one of the most tempestuous jobs in tennis but he is confident there will be ‘smooth sailing’ for his team in 2014 because he take more heed of players’ demands.
The ITPA was formed to represent the professional interests of tennis players across the country.
The relationship between Indian doubles stars Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi has been a stormy one for much of the past two decades.