<p>Indian tennis players Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri have been granted wildcard entries into the main draw of the Chennai Open.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The tournament will be held at the SDAT Nungambakkam Tennis Stadium from December 31 to January 6.<br /><br />Somdev and Yuki join an impressive field which includes four players from the top 20 in the world. <br /><br />Apart from the Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych (No 6), the field includes Janko Tipsarevic (No 9), twice-winner Marin Cilic (No 15) and Stanislas Wawrinka (No 17). <br /><br />Somdev notched his best run on the ATP World Tour here in 2009 when he reached the finals as a wildcard entry. Somdev’s run ended when he lost to third seed Croatian Cilic 4-6, 6-7(3).<br /><br />In the 17th edition of the Chennai Open, Yuki shocked Word No 101 Karol Beck and defeated him in 79 minutes.<br /><br />“Somdev was unlucky with injury this past year and we’re looking forward to his comeback to start at the Aircel Chennai Open. <br /><br />Additionally, currently India’s top-ranked singles player, Yuki is poised for another strong year. <br /><br />We respect their immense talent and are confident that the young players will make good use of the opportunity.<br /><br /> It gives us immense pleasure to give Somdev and Yuki wildcards for the singles main draw,” said Karti Chidambaram, vice-president, Chennai Open Organising Committee president.<br /><br />The $430,000 tournament is India’s only and South Asia’s premier ATP World Tour Open 250 event which began in 1996. <br /><br />The tournament is conducted under the aegis of the All India Tennis Association.</p>
<p>Indian tennis players Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri have been granted wildcard entries into the main draw of the Chennai Open.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The tournament will be held at the SDAT Nungambakkam Tennis Stadium from December 31 to January 6.<br /><br />Somdev and Yuki join an impressive field which includes four players from the top 20 in the world. <br /><br />Apart from the Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych (No 6), the field includes Janko Tipsarevic (No 9), twice-winner Marin Cilic (No 15) and Stanislas Wawrinka (No 17). <br /><br />Somdev notched his best run on the ATP World Tour here in 2009 when he reached the finals as a wildcard entry. Somdev’s run ended when he lost to third seed Croatian Cilic 4-6, 6-7(3).<br /><br />In the 17th edition of the Chennai Open, Yuki shocked Word No 101 Karol Beck and defeated him in 79 minutes.<br /><br />“Somdev was unlucky with injury this past year and we’re looking forward to his comeback to start at the Aircel Chennai Open. <br /><br />Additionally, currently India’s top-ranked singles player, Yuki is poised for another strong year. <br /><br />We respect their immense talent and are confident that the young players will make good use of the opportunity.<br /><br /> It gives us immense pleasure to give Somdev and Yuki wildcards for the singles main draw,” said Karti Chidambaram, vice-president, Chennai Open Organising Committee president.<br /><br />The $430,000 tournament is India’s only and South Asia’s premier ATP World Tour Open 250 event which began in 1996. <br /><br />The tournament is conducted under the aegis of the All India Tennis Association.</p>