Call tennis a lonely sport? You just had to step into the KSLTA tennis stadium this past week to how it's just not true, especially if you come from a country with a sporting pedigree.


The Serbian team pose for photographers after beating the USA 3-1 in their Davis Cup tie in Boise, Idaho last year. Pic/Getty Images 

Travelling light is not something the Serbs do. On their trip to India for the Davis Cup World Group playoff this weekend, the former champions have brought along as many as 15 support staff for four players. The joke in the tennis fraternity is, bigger the player, bigger their entourage. And the Serbian team, currently ranked No 2 in the world, kept up with the trend. "Sometimes," stressed Vuk Nikolic, the Davis Cup administrator for the Serbian team, "there are even more."