Having taken the All-India Tennis Association (AITA), the governing body for tennis in the country, to the court for violating the National Sports Code, former India player Somdev Devvarman said the system should enable dreams of young players, not crush them.
 
Somdev Devvarman and fellow Davis Cupper Purav Raja have filed a PIL against the AITA in the Delhi High Court, accusing the federation of violating rules and engaging in corrupt practices.

Proclaiming that "accountability and transparency are essential for Indian tennis to rise from the unprecedented low it has currently fallen to", Devvarman said he and other like-minded players that to take action because the system has fallen into disarray.