Last Updated: February 19, 2023, 10:10 IST
Leo Borg,son of Bjorn Borg (Twitter)
Leo Borg had misplaced to Serbia’s 19-year-old Hamad Medjedovic, a pupil of 22-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic within the Round of 32 on the Chennai Open
Leo Borg, son of legendary Bjorn Borg, handed a wildcard entry into the primary draw of the Bengaluru Open 2023, ranging from February 20 on the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association stadium.
The singles primary draw was introduced on Saturday, which featured Tseng Chun-Hsin, the 21-year-old World No 132 from Taipei, as the highest seed for the Bengaluru Open 2023.
Tseng will open his marketing campaign in opposition to Ferreira Silva of Portugal on February 20 whereas the 19-year-old Leo Borg, at present World No 511 will likely be seen in motion in opposition to Taipei’s World No 200 Yu Hsiou Hsu.
Leo had entered the Round of 32 within the Chennai Open final week the place he misplaced to Serbia’s 19-year-old Hamad Medjedovic, a pupil of 22-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic. Medjedovic too will likely be seen in motion on Day 1 of the Bengaluru Open, dealing with a Qualifier.
From an Indian perspective, two gamers will likely be seen in motion on the primary day of the primary draw. Sumit Nagar and Karnataka lad SD Prajwal Dev had been handed wildcard entry to the event.
Sumit Nagal will face Vietnamese participant Ly Hoang Nam whereas Prajwal will lock horns with one of many Qualifiers on Day 1.
James Duckworth of Australia, who was ranked as excessive as 47 in ATP, is seeded second within the Bengaluru Open. Duckworth had reached the quarterfinals of Chennai Open earlier than shedding to compatriot Max Purcell, who had received the 2022 Wimbledon doubles title with Matthew Ebden.
The Qualifiers will begin on the KSLTA Courts on Sunday. As many as 7 Indian gamers will function within the Qualifiers.
Ramkumar Ramanathan and Prajnesh Gunneswaran would be the primary sights of the Qualifiers. Prajnesh will face Zimbabwe’s Benjamin Lock, whereas Ramkumar will likely be up in opposition to Yasutaka Uchiyama of Japan.
Other than these two, Indian abilities such as M Ganesh, Dalwinder Singh, Ok Tyagi, M Sasikumar and Sidharth Rawat will vie for a spot in the primary draw.
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