Vardhan, Jeevan bring star power to 25th edition of tennis Nationals

Seasoned Vishnu Vardhan and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, who bring Grand Slam experience with them, will lend much-needed sheen to the Fenesta Open when the 25th edition of the National Hard Court Tennis championship, begins here from Monday.

Vardhan, who competed at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships with N Sriram Balaji, will feature in both singles and doubles.

The 32-year-old has come through qualifying in the singles main draw and is pairing with left-handed Nedunchezhiyan for the doubles.

It only raises the profile of the tournament to have top-100 player Nedunchezhiyan, who competed in three Grand Slams, save US Open, this year.

Nedunchezhiyan is ranked 82 while Vardhan is 220.

Their presence is good for the tournament since tennis nationals events are without the star players.

Global badminton stars such as PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal still compete in badminton National tournament but tennis being a sport with different dimensions, does not have that luxury to have country's best ...