Vijay Amritraj has been the face of international tennis in India, especially Davis Cup ties. The Davis Cup returns to New Delhi after a gap of eight years. The Amritraj brothers — Vijay and Anand — were the first to arrive for the draw ceremony media briefing of the India v Togo World Group 1 playoff tie starting here from Saturday. 

On his expectations from the tie, where India are ranked 36th while Togo are lower-placed at 73, Amritraj was every bit excited despite the difference in rankings. “First and foremost, it’s great that the Davis Cup tie is back in Delhi. You always look forward to these matches. The tougher the match, the more interesting it gets so on and so forth. It gives people like us, me and Anand, a chance to see the boys playing. I haven’t seen Sriram’s partner [Balaji] play before, so that’s what I am looking forward to. Others, we know.”