Among those competing is Digvijay Pratap Singh, who continues his return to the circuit after an 18-month hiatus due to an illness. Speaking about his comeback, he shared, \u201cI\u2019m making my comeback after a long setback with a kind of autoimmune disease. This is my fourth tournament after a one-and-a-half-year break, but I am feeling well, actually feeling the best I've felt in a while, especially at this place.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bengaluru holds a special significance for Digvijay, having been the city where he claimed his first Challenger title. \u201cI have a lot of memories. My first Challenger win was in Bengaluru, and I would always participate; I would not miss a single tournament here,\u201d he said. Praising the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association, the 24-year-old added, \u201cFor me, as a club, as a tournament, it's the best city to organise a tournament in India.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The tournament features a competitive field, with 19-year-old Aryan Shah entering on the back of a title-winning run at the ITF Men\u2019s Tennis Tournament in Ahmedabad. Also in contention is Britain\u2019s Jay Clarke, the runner-up from the same event, making for a thrilling contest.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Karnataka\u2019s contingent includes the likes of Krish Tyagi, Prajwal Dev, Rishi Reddy, Adil Kalyanpur and Suraj Prabodh. Among the other players to watch out for are Britain's Oliver Crawford, Australia\u2019s Moerani Bouzige, Russia\u2019s Bogdon Bobrov, Japan\u2019s Ryotaro Taguchi, Karan Singh and Dev Javia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Digvijay, who will face Siddharth Rawat on Tuesday, acknowledged the level of competition, stating, \u201cI'm not concerned about someone specific who's going to give me a fight because everyone is good at this tournament. But definitely, Aryan is there from India, Karan Singh is there, so it's fun to watch these guys and see what they bring to the table. They even motivate you to play well.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The doubles\u2019 action will be headlined by top-seeded pair Adil Kalyanpur and Kody Pearson (AUS) facing off against Moerani Bouzige (AUS) and Ryuki Matsuda (JPN) while the Karnataka pair of Deepak Ananthramu and Preetam Ganesh take on Nick Chappel (USA) and Grigorly Nomakin (Kaz).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the qualifying round held on the weekends, Mann Kesharwani, Abhinav Sanjeev Shanmugam, Kody Pearson (AUS), Nitin Kumar Sinha, Kabir Hans, Nikita Ianin, Raghav Jaisinghani and Karnataka\u2019s Suraj Prabodh secured their spots in the main draw.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The doubles\u2019 action will be headlined by top-seeded pair Adil Kalyanpur and Kody Pearson (AUS) facing off against Moerani Bouzige (AUS) and Ryuki Matsuda (JPN) while the Karnataka pair of Deepak Ananthramu and Preetam Ganesh take on Nick Chappel (USA) and Grigorly Nomakin (Kaz).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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