India, July 4 -- Former Davis Cupper and Asian Games bronze medallist Vishal Uppal feels the need of hour for India is to host more international tennis tournaments to produce top-100 players from the country.

"If we look at other countries, they host 45-50 international tournaments a year to support their players. We do what, 10-12 maybe? So, the players are asking, where's the support? Why do we not have enough opportunities in this country," Uppal told PTI at his academy here on Friday.

"Again, please understand, the majority of players currently pursuing professional tennis are not from wealthy families. They lack the means to travel for 25-30 tournaments abroad. Now, unless we bring those opportunities to a wider pool of players, h...