Increasing the number of Satellite tourneys, raising stakes in some domestic meets the first being the Western India Open offering of Rs 2.5 lakh, in Pune are definite signs of improvement.

Today, after almost 18-months, are the players happy with AITA's work? What have they to say about the forthcoming international tourneys to be held in the country?

Janaki Krishnamurthi, president of the women's ITPA body, says:
On the overall scenario: There have been welcoming changes. But we need AITA to come forward more in terms of sending promising junior and senior players abroad.

The domestic circuit: If there are Rs 1.25 lakh prize money tourney's then there should be 10 such meets a year. And if its a Rs 2.5 lakh meet (which ideally should be), then we need a minimum of five meets.

About The Intl. meets: We should have at least 2-3 tourneys like the the ongoing three-leg ITF meet concluding with a $ 5000 Masters. Instead of a $ 75,000 meet (scheduled in Delhi later), we should have ten tournaments each offering $ 10,000 prize money. Reason: For a meet of this stature the qualifying and main draw will be very tough. There won't be many Indians, who will not be able to make it to the main draw. Then what's the use (An opinion Rushmi Chakravarthi and Sai Jayalakshmi too agrees).

About AITA: They should also promote upcoming players in terms of finance. Scholarships, like what the Maharashtra State Association (MSA) gives to it's players, the parent body should also follow the same.