Vijay Amritraj elected as TNTA President

India's tennis legend Vijay Amritraj was Thursday elected the new president of the Tamil Nadu Tennis Association (TNTA) at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at the Madras Cricket Club here.

"I'm aware that the expectations will be high. Tennis in the country needs a fillip for a better standard. Our team will do its best to give that fillip. Concrete plans will be firmed up shortly.

At this point, I would like to request the support of all in all the endeavours of the Association," he told reporters after the 96th AGM of TNTA.

Asked what prompted him to take up the responsibility, he said, "I had a wonderful chat with Karti (Chidambaram), (Vijay) Sankar and everyone else. And, there's this legacy, history, and nostalgia here."

"It's the 96th AGM and I'm the 12th president, if I'm not mistaken. Some of the greatest players of the country have come from this State (Tamil Nadu).

In 1987, we were fortunate to have all four Davis Cup members from this State. Thus, when ...