Kid’s day out with the Pros
at Aircel Chennai Open
Chennai,
1st January, 2013: Aircel Chennai Open 2013, India’s only
and South Asia’s leading ATP World Tour event today conducted a special tennis
clinic for children with the professional players. Representing the players
were India’s young tennis professionals - Divij
Sharan, Jeevan
Neduncheziyan, N. Sriram Balaji, Vignesh Peranamallur, Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash,
Ramkumar Ramanathan along
with eighth seed Go Soeda of Japan and Michael Kohlmann from Germany.
The
tennis clinic is a distinctive opportunity for aspiring youngsters to hone
their skills with personal interactions by professional Indian and
international tennis players. The session saw over sixty kids from various TNTA
academies in action and was conducted by Milos Galecic, Somdev Devvarman’s strength and conditioning coach.
As
part of the activity, the children worked on warm-up exercises, various drills,
techniques and hit balls with the pros. Milos Galecic even interacted with the
parents who were present and helped them with guidance and tips to develop a healthier
body for their children.
Present
at the event was tennis legend Vijay Amritraj and the session was conducted by
Charu Sharma.
ABOUT
AIRCEL CHENNAI OPEN 2013
The USD 430,000 Aircel Chennai Open, owned
by IMG and operated and organized by IMG Reliance, is India and South Asia's only
ATP World Tour event. Started in 1996, by IMG, a global leader in sports
management and marketing, the tournament has completed sixteen successful years
of existence, branding Chennai and India on the global tennis map thus creating
a legacy of sorts of promoting international tennis in India. Winner of the
prestigious ATP's Player Services Award of Excellence (2006) for its
outstanding organization and wonderful hospitality towards the participants and
ATP's Best Marketing Award (2008), the event has acquired the status of a much
sought-after tennis event for both players and fans alike in the International
tennis circuit. The 18th edition of the tournament will be held from December
31, 2012 to January 6, 2013 at the SDAT Tennis stadium in Nungambakkam,
Chennai. The tournament is conducted in Chennai under the aegis of the All
India Tennis Association (AITA) and is organized with the active collaboration
of the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) and Tamil Nadu Tennis
Association (TNTA).
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