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Chennai Open wild cards for Sriram, Vishnu
The dynamic duo of Rohan Bopanna and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan will lead India’s challenge in the 22nd edition of the Chennai Open, the longest running ATP tournament in the country.
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India’s highest ranked doubles player Bopanna (No. 28) paired up with Nedunchezhiyan (No. 100) earlier this year, going as far as the quarterfinals in the Chengdu Open in China. They will begin the tournament as seventh seeds and will look forward to support from the stands to surge through the early rounds.
Chennai will see three other Indian pairs competing for honours, with Purav Raja (No. 65) and Divij Sharan (63) getting direct entries and Sriram Balaji-Vishnu Varadha & Saketh Myneni-Ramkumar Ramanathan getting wild cards.
Seven-time Olympian and 18 Grand Slams winner, including eight doubles and ten mixed doubles titles, Leander Paes will however continue to be India’s biggest attraction in doubles. He has been seeded third with Andre Sa of Brazil (No. 53) and will hope for a grand run at the city where he learnt his tennis as a young prodigy.
Doubles List: Jonathan Erlich (ISR) – Scott Lipsky (USA); Guillermo Duran (ARG) – Andres Molteni (ARG); Leander Paes (IND) – Andre Sa (BRA); Nicholas Monroe (USA) – Artem Sitak (NZL); Wesley Koolhof (NED) – Matwe Middelkoop (NED); Andre Begemann (GER) – Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE); Rohan Bopanna (IND) – Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND); Purav Raja (IND) – Divij Sharan (IND); Steve Darcis (BEL) – Benoit Paire (FRA); Johan Brunstrom (SWE) – Andreas Siljestrom (SWE).
Wild cards: Sriram Balaji - Vishnu Varadhan (IND); Saketh Myneni - Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND)
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