Chennai Open Confirms Wildcards for Three Indians as Challenger 50 Begins Feb. 9
TNTA says the event underpins a new THE NEXT LEVEL program to back top junior talent in Tamil Nadu.
Overview
- The tournament is hosted by the Tamil Nadu Tennis Association in Chennai as an ATP Challenger 50 event.
- Main-draw wildcards were awarded to Sasikumar Mukund, Manish Suresh Kumar and Manas Dhamne.
- Britain’s Jay Clarke, ranked No. 178, is the top seed, followed by Federico Agustin Gomez, Oliver Crawford, Rio Noguchi, Federico Ferreira Silva and Ilia Simakin.
- Sumit Nagal, ranked 281, leads the Indian contingent in the field.
- The draw features players from 14 countries, and TNTA president Vijay Amritraj introduced THE NEXT LEVEL initiative to provide financial and technical support for leading Tamil Nadu juniors.