Sasikumar Mukund has come up with an impressive performance in the ongoing Chennai Open ATP Challenger to outplay his German counterpart Sebastian Fanselow 6-3, 6-1 in the second round. Meanwhile, Sumit Nagal continued his cold streak as he lost to Korea’s eighth-seed Duckhee Lee 3-6, 4-6.

The Tamil Nadu Tennis Association is working towards hosting a WTA 250 event in February 2020 after the Australian Open Grand Slam event and hopes to make it an annual affair. The Chennai Open, which was being hosted in the city by the TNTA for 21 long years shifted to Pune last year.

Pune is all set to host what used to formerly be known as the Chennai Open as the 'Maharastra One' from next year after the tournament moves to Pune. The organizers of the ATP 250 event, played on hard courts, are trying to rope in players such as Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic for 2018.

The Chennai Open, India's only ATP event, may move out of the city to Pune owing to the scarcity of sponsors and the political unrest that has gripped the state of Tamil Nadu. Meanwhile, the Maharashtra government has pitched Pune's Balewadi Stadium as the venue for the ATP 250 World Series event.