Rohan Bopanna and Rajeev Ram promise exciting doubles action at Aircel Chennai Open 2013
Indo-U.S. pair all set to make the fight for the doubles
title tougher
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Chennai,
December 26, 2012: Current World No.12 and ace doubles player Rohan
Bopanna will partner US-based Rajeev Ram at
the Aircel Chennai Open 2013, India’s only and South Asia’s leading ATP World
Tour tennis event. The tournament is scheduled to take place at Chennai’s SDAT
Tennis Stadium from December 31, 2012 to January 6, 2013.
The
formidable pair promises to add to the excitement in an event that has an
impressive line-up of 4 singles players from the top 20. The organisers
announced earlier that the country’s top doubles specialist Mahesh Bhupathi would
be teaming up with World No.5 doubles player Canada’s Daniel Nestor.
After
an impressive partnership that saw Bhupathi and Bopanna winning two titles at
Dubai and Paris and a runner-up finish at the just-concluded season-ending
London Masters, the duo recently announced their decision to play with
different partners in 2013.
Boppana
and Ram had earlier appeared as a team at the Australian Open in 2008, where
they proceeded to the pre-quarters defeating higher ranked teams along the way.
Given their complementary styles of playing and strengths in critical areas of
the sport, they are sure to make a great doubles pair in the season beginner.
Bopanna
is considered one of the best doubles players in the world and attained his
career-best ranking of eight in March 2012. He teamed with Bhupathi to compile
an impressive 34-22 match record and 2-3 in finals, and in the past has
collaborated wonderfully with players like Pakistan’s Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and American
player Eric Butorac.
The
6 feet 4 inch Ram, on the other hand, captured his first ATP World Tour doubles
title in Chennai in 2009, and later in Bangkok with partner Butorac. He is a
talented singles and doubles player, and won the St Petersburg Open along with
Nenad Zimonjic earlier this year.
Commenting
on the announcement, Mr. Mr.
Karti P Chidambaram, Chairman – Tournament Organising Committee, Vice President
– AITA & TNTA said, “We are thrilled to welcome Rohan Bopanna
and Rajeev Ram as they begin their journey at the Aircel Chennai Open 2013.
Both players are immensely talented and will definitely be a tough pair to
defeat. We wish them the best in their new endeavour.”
Ashu Jindal, COO, IMG
Reliance said, “It
gives us pleasure to announce Rohan and Rajeev’s participation in the doubles
draw of the Aircel Chennai Open 2013. The field is getting more exciting with
each passing day, and we are sure the tournament will provide a lot of
nail-biting action and memorable moments to tennis fans around the world.”
“Rohan and Rajeev
have the potential to be one of the top doubles teams in the world. They have played together before and know
each other's game well. We expect them to be a formidable threat at this year's
ACO, said, Tournament Director Tom Annear.
ABOUT
AIRCEL CHENNAI OPEN 2013
The USD 430,000 Aircel Chennai Open, owned
by IMG and operated and organized by IMG Reliance, is India's only and South
Asia's premier ATP World Tour Open 250 event. Started in 1996, by IMG, a global
leader in sports management and marketing, the tournament has completed sixteen
successful years of existence, branding Chennai and India on the global tennis
map thus creating a legacy of sorts of promoting international tennis in India.
Winner of the prestigious ATP's Player Services Award of Excellence (2006) for
its outstanding organization and wonderful hospitality towards the participants
and ATP's Best Marketing Award (2008), the event has acquired the status of a
much sought-after tennis event for both players and fans alike in the
International tennis circuit. The 18th edition of the tournament will be held
from December 31, 2012 to January 6, 2013 at the SDAT Tennis stadium in
Nungambakkam, Chennai. The tournament is conducted in Chennai under the aegis
of the All India Tennis Association (AITA) and is organized with the active
collaboration of the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) and
Tamil Nadu Tennis Association (TNTA).
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