Shrivalli, Vaidehi handed wild cards; $100,000 ITF Open begins next week
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Bengaluru: India No 3 Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty (In picture above) and Vaidehi Chaudhari were awarded wild cards into the main draw of the $100,000 KPB Trust ITF Open that begins at the KSLTA courts here on January 21.
Shrivalli, who signed off the season in December with her second ITF title, will look to make it count at her favourite city. The 23-year-old won her maiden title in the Garden City two years ago.
“I am thrilled to be part of the ITF WTT W100 here in the heart of the city. It’s an amazing initiative by the entire KSLTA team in upgrading the tournament to an $100K event where a lot of Indians can gain amazing experience and also move up in the rankings,” said Shrivalli, who fell at the opening hurdle in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Vaidehi, winner of three ITF titles, like her doubles partner Shrivalli, will look to put the Delhi debacle behind her when she competes at the biggest-ever ITF World Tennis Tour event in the country.
Meanwhile, two promising players from Bengaluru — Sreenidhi Balaji and Amodini Vijay Naik — and former India No. 1 Karman Kaur Thandi were given wild cards into the qualifying draw.
The qualifying rounds will be held on January 19 and 20 with eight players making it to the 32-player main draw.
Wild cards: Main draw: Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty, Vaidehi Chaudhari.
Qualifying draw: Sreenidhi Balaji, Amodini Vijay Naik, Karman Kaur Thandi.
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