Serena and Venus Williams, top seed Jelena Jankovic and fourth seed Patty Schnyder have received first round byes in the tournament, which gets underway on Monday.
Dr Vece Paes has come out in support of his son, Leander, in the latest controversy to hit Indian tennis.
15-year-old Bernard Tomic became the youngest junior Grand Slam champion when he won the Australian Open on Sunday.
Rohan Bopanna and Rajeev Ram ousted fifth seeds Leander Paes and Paul Hanley in the second round of the Australian Open.
The Indian half-marathoners complained of being treated unfairly during the Mumbai Marathon.
The 27-year-old from Mumbai said he would be taking a year's break from domestic and club tournaments to pursue an MBA degree at the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad.
Though India is ranked way down in the FIFA rankings, African footballers see the country as a springboard to their European aspirations.
Thailand's Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana established themselves as one of the teams to look forward to in the season by winning the Chennai Open doubles title on Sunday.
Russian fourth seed Mikhail Youzhny made a winning start to the New Year as he routed world no. 2 Rafael Nadal 6-0, 6-1 in the final of the Chennai Open on Sunday.
Russian fourth seed Mikhail Youzhny made a winning start to the New Year as he routed world no. 2 Rafael Nadal 6-0, 6-1 in the final of the Chennai Open on Sunday.
"It is matches like these that keep me motivated," said veteran Carlos Moya after losing to Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals of the Chennai Open.
They will take on Thai twins Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana in the doubles final at the Chennai Open.
It was like someone had turned up the volume and intensity to the last notch. The spectators had poured in to watch the Spanish bull-fight, and they devoured every bit of drama Rafael Nadal and Carlos Moya provided.
Russian fourth seed Mikhail Youzhny overcame a mild challenge from Marin Cilic to enter his eighth career final on Saturday.
As Chennai Open got down to the business end on Friday, intermittent showers played havoc with the schedule.
Top seed Nadal beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3, 6-2 while Moya overcame Frenchman Florent Serra 6-3, 6-4.
Rajeev Ram and partner Harel Levy of Israel set up a showdown with Cypriot star Marcos Baghdatis and Marc Gicquel at the Chennai Open.
Doubles duo Sonchat and Sanchai Ratiwatana have made headway in top-flight tennis and serving the Thai treat at the 2008 Chennai Open.
Rafael Nadal continued to roll at the Chennai Open, entering the last eight stage of the tournament even as fifth seed Nicolas Mahut and seventh seed Werner Eschauer were shown the door on Thursday.
Defending champion Xavier Malisse set up a quarter-final showdown against Russian fourth seed Mikhail Youzhny after overcoming Jurgen Melzer in the second round at the Chennai Open on Wednesday.
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