The Tamil Nadu Tennis Association (TNTA) on Tuesday confirmed that the WTA 250 match, the Chennai Open, scheduled to happen from September 12-18, will characteristic Eugenie Bouchard as a wildcard entry. India’s no. 1, Ankita Raina was additionally named as a wildcard entry together with the Canada worldwide who reached the 2014 Wimbledon last.
My first match since shoulder surgical procedure
Playing my first match in Canada was particular. I felt beloved thanks ️ pic.twitter.com/0LfmaY1vZH
— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) August 19, 2022
There isn’t any affirmation about Sania Mirza but. She will participate after Tuesday’s announcement of being dominated out of the US Open attributable to an elbow damage. But TNTA will invite him for a congratulatory success.
The match may even see Caroline Garcia as the highest seed. Garcia gained the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati on August 23. She additionally gained the French Open ladies’s doubles in 2016 and 2022 with compatriot Kristina Mladenovic.
Alison Riske-Amritraj – who remains to be enjoying on the Cincinnati Masters – was seeded second. Ranked twenty ninth on the planet, she is the highest-ranked participant within the area, adopted by Belgium’s Elise Mertens, who was a singles semifinalist on the Australian Open in 2018 and doubles winner with Arya Sabalenka on the 2021 version of the primary Grand Slam. The yr.
The Indian pair of Sharmada Balu and Riya Bhatia had been additionally introduced as doubles wildcards for the competitors.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
