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Ramkumar gets wildcard for singles, Somdev-Jeevan & Ramkumar-Sriram for Doubles

Chennai, Dec 29 (UNI) Always known to support promising young talent, and hailed as the springboard of champions, the 20th edition of Aircel Chennai Open today announced the wildcards for the upcoming tennis tournament to be held from January 4th-10th Nungambakkam Stadium here.
In the singles main draw, Ramkumar Ramanathan gets a wildcard. The young Chennai lad, with a current singles ranking of 248, will be participating in the tournament for the 5th year in a row. With an impressive following of tennis fans on home ground, Ramanathan will be looking to build on the home advantage and put on an impressive performance to go deep into the draw. Earlier this year, he reached a career-high of 208 in the singles rankings.
The other two wildcards in the singles main draw will be given to the Russian duo of Karen Kachanov (ranked no. 152) and Andrey Rublev (ranked no. 172). Aged 19, Kachanov turned pro in 2013, and has
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