Jayalalithaa presents Rs one crore to Chennai Open

Chennai, Dec 12 (PTI)

Tamil Nadu government today gave Rs one crore as its contribution for organising the 17th ATP Aircel Chennai Open tennis tournament, starting on January 2 next year.

Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa presented the cheque to Tamil Nadu Tennis Association's Honorary Secretary CBN Reddy at the Secretariat here, a government release said.

Jayalalithaa had sanctioned Rs one crore as government contribution in 2005 also towards the same event, the release added.

Chennai Open is a popular tennis event where international players like Rafael Nadal, Carlos Moya, Ivan Ljubicic, Marcos Baghdatis and Indian pair Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes have participated in the past.

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