From September 26 to October 2, Chennai will host a WTA 250 tennis event for women. The event would be clasp in the city, according to Tamil Nadu Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development Siva V Meyyanathan.
From September 26 to October 2, Chennai will host a WTA 250 tennis event for women. The event would be clasp in the city, according to Tamil Nadu Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development. Siva V Meyyanathan. He added that Chief Minister M K Stalin gave TNTA president Vijay Amritraj. The government’s consent letter to hold the tournament. “The good news for tennis players and sports fans is that from September 26 to October 2. Chennai will host an international women’s tennis event,” Meyyanathan informed reporters.
The Government the Primary sponsor
The government of Tamil Nadu will be the primary sponsor of the $250,000 WTA 250 Tour tournament. It has also set aside Rs 5 crore for its inaugural phase.
Vijay Amritraj, a tennis great, hold he met with Stalin earlier in the day and speak he was highly encouraging.
“Yes, this morning I met with the Chief Minister.” He has been accommodating. He told PTI, “The rate at which we’ve been able to get things hold is extraordinary.”
“We now need to iron out the final details, documentation, and regulations with the WTA and event organizers,” he continued.
“We were able to locate a window after my first meeting with the CM. He was enthusiastic about hosting an international athletic event, particularly with events in China being delay,” Amritraj said. The WTA 250 competition, according to TNTA CEO Hiten Joshi, is “a positive thing to happen. It will promote women’s tennis in New York.” Before the tournament was move to Chennai, Chennai held an ATP event from 1997 to 2017.
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