Ramkumar Ramanathan, Mukund Sasikumar Headline ITF Championship

Indian stars Ramkumar Ramanathan and Mukund Sasikumar heline a strong field of players from across world to feature in men’s ITF Championship to be held here from vember 10 to 17.

event, which will mark beginning of a busy season for Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) till March next year, will have a prize money of USD 25,000 and players will have an opportunity to earn ATP points.

While winner of event will get 50 ATP points, runner-up will get 30 points. semifinalists will get 18 points and those making final eight will get nine points each.

re will be five points up for grabs for those who finish in round of 16 and one point for finishing in round of 32.

qualifying rounds will be held on vember 10 and 11 while main draw will start from vember 12-17.

“This event is part of three men’s ITF events in a row hosted by AITA for a third year in a row, which will also give opportunity to Indian players to earn valuable prize money and ATP points,” MSLTA secretary Sundar Iyer said in a release.

Or Indians to feature in event are: Aryan Shah, Karan Singh, 17-year-old men’s national champion Rethin Pranav, runner-up Nitin Kumar Sinha, 15-year-old Manas Dhamne and Siddanth Bhantia, who have been awarded main draw wild cards.

overseas players in main draw include Uzbekistan’s Khumoyun Sultav, Dalibor Svrcina, Bogdan Bobrov and Egor Agafov from Russia and Louis Wessels from Germany.