February 15, New Delhi: Indian teenager Manas Dhamne will face eighth-seeded Rio Noguchi of Japan in the first round of the ATP Delhi Open singles event.
Dhamne achieved a Top-500 ranking in the ATP rankings for the first time in January and won his third ITF singles title earlier this month.
Indian top-seed Sumit Nagal, who was part of India’s Davis Cup victory over the Netherlands, will open against Spain’s David Jorda Sanchis.
The doubles draw will feature top-seeds Siddhant Banthia and Alexander Donski, with second-seeds Niki Kali-yanda Poonacha and Pruchya Isaro also competing. The ATP Challenger-75 event will be held from February 16 to 22, featuring 32 singles players and 16 doubles teams competing for the title.