[caption id="attachment_3636" align="alignnone" width="580"]Somdev-Devvarman Indian tennis player Somdev Devvurman . File Pic[/caption] New Delhi : The Sports ministry today approved a financial assistance of Rs 35 lakh to tennis player Somdev Devvarman for his training, travel and accommodation requirements this season. "The in-principle approval of the Competent Authority for financial assistance of Rs. 35 lakh from National Sports Development Fund ( NSDF) has been granted for training during the year 2016," a ministry release said. Somdev, who recently hired a new coach, has been struggling on the ATP tour and his ranking has plummeted to 186.