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Bengaluru, Feb 7 (PTI) Fresh from their Davis Cup win over Pakistan, four Indians including Ramkumar Ramanathan and N Sriram Balaji will be in action in the Bengaluru Open slated to be held from February 12-18.<\/p>\n
India’s top singles player Sumit Nagal, who opted out of the Davis Cup, will also be seen in action, having earned a direct entry by virtue of his 137th rank. The cut-off for the Bengaluru Open was 257.<\/p>\n
At the Australian Open last month, Nagal had knocked out world number 27 Alexander Bublik in the first round of the main draw.<\/p>\n
In the doubles, Ramkumar has partnered big-serving compatriot Saketh Myneni, while Balaji has teamed up with Germany’s Andre Begemann.<\/p>\n
Ramkumar and Myneni won the doubles title in 2022.<\/p>\n
World Ranked 78 Balaji and Begeman (WR 201) will be the third-seeded team in the 16-team draw with a combined rank of 279.<\/p>\n
Myneni (WR 107) and Ramkumar (WR 210) are the sixth-best team in terms of their combined rank of 317.<\/p>\n
The top-ranked team in the event will be of Frenchman Dan Added (WR 91) and Korea’s Yun Seong Chung (WR 167). They have a combined rank of 258.<\/p>\n
Dan has claimed 11 double challenger titles, winning eight of them last year.<\/p>\n
His partner Chung had won the Bengaluru Open doubles event last year with compatriot Yu Hsiou Hsu and would bid for his title defence.<\/p>\n
Niki Poonacha (WR 147), who made a winning Davis Cup debut in Islamabad against Muhammad Shoaib, has joined forces with compatriot Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli (WR 159).<\/p>\n
They have a combined rank of 306 and will be the fourth-seeded team in the ATP 100 Challenger event, which will be organised by Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association.<\/p>\n
The Indian Davis Cuppers’ participation will be an added impetus for the Bengaluru crowd especially after their victory in Islamabad, tournament director Sunil Yajman said in a statement.<\/p>\n
“The tournament will also provide the Indian and other top players the opportunity to earn key ranking points and move up the ATP charts,” he said.<\/p>\n
“This year competition will be very close considering a very strong field will be aiming for the title,” he added. PTI .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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