Teenager Manas Dhamne is about to make his ATP Tour debut after being awarded wildcard for Tata Open Maharashtra, the organisers of the ATP250 match introduced throughout the primary draw ceremony on Saturday.
Manas, who turned 15 on Thursday, is without doubt one of the three Indians who’ve acquired principal draw wildcards. The different two Indians who will compete in the primary draw are Mukund Sasikumar and Sumit Nagal.
Manas will face American World No. 113 Michael Mmoh within the first spherical. Sumit Nagal’s first-round opponent is Serbian World No. 54 and sixth seed Filip Krajinovic. Mukund Sasikumar will play towards a qualifier within the opening spherical.
Yuki Bhambri, Ramkumar Ramanathan, Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Aditya Vishal Balsekar will compete within the qualifying spherical and battle for the remaining 4 spots in the primary draw.
Former U.S. Open winner Marin Cilic will kick-start his marketing campaign within the second spherical together with the final version’s finalist Emil Ruusuvuori, world No. 35 Botic van de Zandschulp and No. 43 Sebastian Baez, all of whom have acquired byes within the respective opening rounds.
In the doubles class, Rohan Bopanna and Ramkumar, who clinched the title final yr, will play together with completely different companions this time. The two-time champion Bopanna, who can also be the top-ranked Indian doubles participant on this planet at 19, will group up with Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp. Ramkumar, however, will be part of forces with Mexico’s Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela. The two pairs will face one another within the opening spherical.
Top-seeded pair of Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury might be up towards Baez and Luis David Martinez.
Saketh Myneni and Yuki may even characteristic within the doubles principal draw. Playing collectively, Myneni and Bhambri have gained 5 titles on the ATP Challenger Tour in 2022.
Arjun Kadhe and his Brazilian associate Fernando Romboli have acquired a wildcard for doubles. Playing collectively, the duo completed runners-up on the ATP Challenger occasion in Turkey in September.
(With inputs from PTI)