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The Tennis buzz is to happen in Chennai once again. After three years, CHENNAI OPEN International Women’s Tennis Championships – a WTA 250 event – highest ever ranking event to be held in India is back in Chennai again and Tennis is being promoted in an emphatic manner in Tamil Nadu
Vijay Amritraj President TNTA felicitated the Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Thiru
Udhayanidhi Stalin by presenting him the ‘Wimbledon Annual of 2024’ book contenting memory of
event with the women’s winner Barbora Krejčíková of Czech Republic on the front cover and Carlos
Alcaraz of Spain, the Men’s winner on the back cover. The book is also autographed with best wishes from tennis legends Bjorn Borg and Vijay Amritraj.
Thiru Udhayanidhi Stalin, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister remarked,
“Our government, under the visionary leadership of the Hon’ble Chief Minister, has its job cut out to firmly place Tamil Nadu as the player in the global sports map. Since this government has assumed office, Tamil Nadu has been hosting numerous international sporting events earning us accolades all over.
As a testament to our concerted efforts to host marquee sports events in Tamil Nadu, it is heartening to note that the Chennai Open WTA event returns to Chennai after three years. It is one of the prestigious Tennis Tournaments in the country and our government will extend its fullest support towards its successful conduct.
Tennis has been given significant importance in our scheme of things. In the last financial year, a Centre of Excellence for Tennis was set up at the SDAT Tennis Stadium, Nungambakkam.
All the efforts made Tamil Nadu today the sports capital of the country.”
Earlier, in his welcome address, Vijay Amritraj, the Indian sports legend, well known around the world as a player, promoter, and humanitarian and now President Tamil Nadu Tennis Association said:
