Final Up to date: December 31, 2022, 18:05 IST
Indian tennis prodigy Manas Dhamne (Twitter)
High-seeded Marin Cilic will start his marketing campaign within the second spherical as Rohan Bopanna and Ramkumar Ramanathan amongst seven Indians to compete in doubles at Tata Open Maharashtra
Rising India star Manas Dhamne might be competing alongside the World No. 17 Marin Cilic and different international stars on the fifth version of Tata Open Maharashtra because the 15-year-old tennis prodigy has been given a wildcard within the singles primary draw of South Asia’s solely ATP 250 occasion, happening on the Balewadi Stadium in Pune from December 31 to January 7.
The Pune-born teenager is the present Asian Junior champion and one of many youngest to clinch that title. Dhamne has additionally been chosen for the Grand Slam Participant Grant Programme 2023.
“We’re delighted to announce Manas Dhamne because the third wildcard. He’s a really gifted participant and I’m positive this match will assist him drastically in his profession. It’s not common for Indian gamers to play alongside world’s high gamers at such a younger age however that’s what this match is understood for, constructing India’s future and offering alternatives for Indian gamers. I’m positive Dhamne will impress the group with present,” Prashant Sutar, Match Director of Tata Open Maharashtra and Chairman of Maharashtra State Garden Tennis Affiliation, commented.
“Manas Dhamne has been making speedy strides. He has a possible to be the subsequent Indian star and we’re dedicated to provide a world-class platform to gamers like him, serving to them bolster their development on the worldwide degree. Now we have sturdy names this yr and to play towards them goes to be an thrilling expertise for Dhamne. I want him one of the best,” mentioned Sunder Iyer, Joint Secretary of All India Tennis Affiliation and Secretary of Maharashtra State Garden Tennis Affiliation.
The wildcard additionally got here as a birthday current for Dhamne, who turned 15 on Thursday. He might be making his maiden look on the ATP Tour in entrance of the house followers in India’s greatest tennis match, which is being performed by the Maharashtra State Garden Tennis Affiliation (MSLTA) in affiliation with the Authorities of Maharashtra for the fifth yr in Pune.
In Could, Dhamne appeared within the Challenger occasion in Italy and he additionally performed two ITF occasions in Tunisia earlier this month. He’ll face the World No. 113 American Michael Mmoh within the opening spherical match on Monday.
In addition to the 2014 US Open champion Cilic, the singles subject additionally consists of 17 High-100 gamers.
In the meantime, the attracts had been additionally revealed on Saturday because the top-seeded Cilic will kickstart his marketing campaign within the second spherical together with the final version’s finallist Emil Ruusuvuori, World No. 35 Botic van de Zandschulp and World No. 43 Sebastian Baez, who all obtained byes within the opening spherical.
Within the doubles, defending champions Rohan Bopanna and Ramkumar Ramanathan will play towards one another within the opening spherical. Bopanna will play together with van de Zandschulp whereas Ramanathan has partnered with Mexican Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela. High-seeded pair of Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury might be up towards Baez and Luis David Martinez.
The draw ceremony befell within the presence of Tata Open Maharashtra Treasurer Sanjay Khandare, IAS, together with Prashant Sutar, Match Director of Tata Open Maharashtra and Chairman of Maharashtra State Garden Tennis Affiliation, Sunder Iyer, Joint Secretary of All India Tennis Affiliation and Secretary of Maharashtra State Garden Tennis Affiliation. Dhamne and Ruusuvuori had been additionally current on the event.
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