Tennis player Aryaan Bhatia's Linking Road home has more trophies than their 2BHK can accommodate. They are lined up on bookshelves, above almirahs, and inside the minibar, with a few sitting on the floor. "Guests who did not know about Aryaan and my elder son Armaan's tennis history would ask us if we made a business selling trophies," laughs mother Zeenat, a French teacher. "We had to clarify that they were hard-earned." The Bhatias confess that they have been running out of space to store them, but it was always a nice problem to have.

Until five months ago, when the family nearly lost their bragging rights, credibility and peace of mind. In February, 16-year-old Aryaan became the first Indian tennis player to fail a dope test. He was put under provisional suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). After months of turmoil and "an agonisingly long wait", he finally got a reprieve from the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel, when he was cleared of all charges last Friday. He now gets to keep his Khelo India silver medal and resume competitive tennis. That morning, the first thing the family did on receiving the news was hug each other. "We cried, but these were tears of relief, because these six months were hard," she says. Because life, as they knew it, was over.