Chennai Open

By Express News Service CHENNAI:  The Sports Development of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) have confirmed that the state government will provide funds for the conduct of an ATP tour event in the city. “We will provide funds to…

On the sidelines of ATP 250 event in Pune in January this year, Sumit Nagal had lamented the absence of home tournaments. Covid was harsh on Indian players. In 2020, India hosted only one event - Bengaluru Challenger tournament. It was…

Tough luck: Prajanesh suffered a muscle cramp in his ankle, followed by a fall during the final set tie-breaker.  | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Sumit Nagal salvaged some pride for India as he upset fourth seed Ryan Peniston of Great Britain 6-4,…

Hamad Mededovic.  | Photo Credit: R. RAGU The first impression of 19-year-old Hamad Međedović playing tennis is that of a promising talent with some powerful weapons in his armoury. Powerful serveHe has a powerful serve and solid ground…

De Alboran. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu American Nicolas Moreno De Alboran produced the biggest upset of the Chennai Open ATP Challenger 100 tournament when he defeated the top seed Chun-Hsin Tseng in straight sets 6-2, 6-4 in the second…

Express News Service CHENNAI: After Sumit Nagal's semifinal loss at the ongoing Chennai Open on Saturday, Somdev Devvarman and he went for a small walk around the SDAT tennis courts. In earlier rounds, the conversation…

Sumit Nagal's positive run at the ATP Chennai Open Challenger came to an end in the semi-finals on Saturday as he went down to American Nicolas Moreno 6-4, 6-2.Despite the loss, Nagal (ranked 506) is set to jump around 90 spots to be…

Ending a 16-month drought in which he underwent a hip surgery and grappled with a scratchy return to the tour, Sumit Nagal entered his first ATP Challenger semi-final after beating Britain's Jay Clarke 6-1, 6-4 in the ATP Chennai Open…

There’s a lot Somdev Devvarman, Sumit Nagal’s sometimes coach, sometimes adviser, all-times friend and current host in Chennai, can relate to with the 25-year-old. Devvarman was the India singles No 1 and a career-high world No 62 before a…

The decision of the ATP Chennai Open Challenger organisers to award one of the three main draw wildcards to a foreign player hasn't gone down well with some people in Indian tennis, though it happens to be tennis legend Bjorn Borg's…