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Kolkata Open ATP Challenger Tennis from Feb 23

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Indian tennis ace Somdev Devvarman, Serbian Davis Cup team member Ilija Bozoljac, World No.120 James Duckworth and Russia's Alexander Kudryavtsev will be seen in action in the 50,000 dollar Kolkata Open ATP Challenger Tour to be held between February 23-28 here.

Indian Davis Cupper Yuki Bhambri, Sanam Singh and Saket Myneni will also stake claim for the top honours in the tournament at the BTA Complex, All India Tennis Association (AITA) official Hiranmoy Chatterjee said.

This is the second of the challenger series meet after the first one in New Delhi between February 16-21.

"Somdev will be given a wild card entry in the tourney where players from 23 countries, besides India, are scheduled to take part," Chatterjee told a press conference.
 

Duckworth would be the top ranked contestant here with current ranking of 120.

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First Published: Feb 03 2015 | 9:35 PM IST

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