ATP Bengaluru Open 2025: New Expertise Meets Expertise on the Courtroom

Because the ATP Challenger 125 occasion returns its thrilling ninth version on the KSLTA Courts in Cubbon Park from February 24 to March 2, wild card entries into the singles most important draw of the 2025 Bengaluru Open have been granted to India’s 17-year-old prodigy Manas Dhamne and seasoned campaigners Ramkumar Ramanathan and SD Prajwal Dev. Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha and Kriish Tyagi, who’re wild playing cards, will take part within the qualifying rounds in an try and earn a spot in the principle draw.

After two years of competitors, Dhamne, one among India’s most promising younger prospects, simply gained his first main championship on the M15 Monastir in Tunisia. By changing into the youngest participant to win a first-round match on the junior Australian Open and the youngest to compete in a most important draw ATP Tour match in 2023, the adolescent has already made historical past.

In the meantime, Prajwal Dev and Ramanathan add many years of expertise to the competitors. With three doubles victories added to his rising trophy cupboard over time, Ramanathan, a staple in India’s Davis Cup workforce, has been competing since 2009 and is a favorite on the Bengaluru Open. In distinction, Prajwal Dev obtained his ATP rating in 2015 and has participated in singles and doubles competitions all through his profession. He has gained a number of ITF doubles titles, together with 4 in 2024, and one ATP Challenger doubles championship.

Match Director Sunil Yajman stated, “The Bengaluru Open has at all times performed a key position in giving Indian gamers a platform to compete at a excessive degree, and this yr isn’t any totally different. Manas Dhamne’s speedy progress is thrilling for Indian tennis, whereas Ramkumar and Prajwal Dev carry helpful expertise to the sector. We stay up for seeing how all our wild card entrants carry out within the competitors.”

Mr Maheshwar Rao IAS, Hon. Secretary, KSLTA and Organising Secretary, Bengaluru Open, stated,“Doubles has been a power for Indian tennis, and this occasion continues to showcase that legacy. The sphere is powerful, that includes top-ranked pairs and achieved champions, and we stay up for one other thrilling week of doubles motion on the Bengaluru Open.”