Chennai Open ATP Challenger Tour Feb 08, 2025 – PRESS RELEASE
Indian duo Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni finished as runners-up in the Chennai Open ATP Challenger doubles event after going down to Japan’s Shintaro Mochizuki and Kaito Uesugi in Saturday’s final.
The unseeded Japanese duo of Mochizuki and Uesugi broke the serve of defending champions Ramanathan/ Myneni once in each set to come through 6-4, 6-4 winners in one hour and seven minutes. This was the second ATP Challenger doubles title for Uesugi and for Mochizuki, who won the Wimbledon boys singles title in 2019.
In the singles draw, unseeded Swede Elias Ymer stunned top seed Billy Harris, of Great Britain, in two hard-fought tiebreaks in their first clash on the pro circuit. In a match that featured no breaks of serve and lasted for over two-and-a-half hours, the 28-year-old Ymer served 10 aces and saved all seven break point chances against his serve to win 7-6, 7-6 and advance to Sunday’s final.
His opponent will be Frenchman Kyrian Jacquet, who ousted Czech Dalibor Svrcina 6-4, 6-1 in the first semi-final of the day. This was also the first meeting on the pro tour between the two players.
Ymer will be gunning for his seventh ATP Challenger singles title, his first since winning in Pune in November 2018, while 23-year-old Jacquet will be hoping to win his second title on the ATP Challenger Tour. Sunday’s final showdown will be the first clash between Ymer and Jacquet on the pro tour.
The Chennai Open ATP Challenger is being hosted with the support of the Government of Tamil Nadu and The Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu. The sponsors include Coromandel International (Platinum), Indian Overseas Bank (Gold Plus), Kauvery Hospitals (Medical Partner) Lancor Group (Silver). The Park Hotels is the Hospitality Partner, ACT Fibernet is the Fibernet Partner, and is the PR partner Red Consulting.
The Chennai Open is the first in a series of ATP Challenger events to be held in India. The tournaments to follow are scheduled to be held at Delhi, Pune and Bengaluru. Entry for spectators is free and to make the event more fan-friendly, organizers have scheduled some matches under flood lights as well.
The singles final will be held on Sunday February 9, 2025. The tournament is looking forward to the participation of the tennis fans from all over Chennai.
Chennai Open ATP Challenger Results
Saturday February 8, 2025;
Singles Semi-Finals:
Elias Ymer (SWE) def. [1] Billy Harris (GBR) 7-6, 7-6
Kyrian Jacquet (FRA) def. Dalibor Svrcina (CZE) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles Final
Shintaro Mochizuki (JPN) / Kaito Uesugi (JPN) def. [3] Saketh Myneni (IND) / Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND) 6-4, 6-4