Dignitaries pay tribute to S.M. Krishna.
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Persistent rain performed spoilsport on the opening day of the principle draw of the S.M. Krishna Memorial Open ATP Challenger, forcing all 5 singles and one doubles match to be suspended on the S.M. Krishna Tennis Stadium right here on Monday.
Seventh seed Karan Singh was locked 5-5 (30-0) in opposition to Malaysia’s Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong when showers interrupted the proceedings.
Aradhya Kshitij, 17, entered the principle draw with a 7-6(2), 6-4 win over Nitin Kumar Sinha within the last qualifying spherical.
Earlier, the inaugural ceremony of the event paid tribute to the late S.M. Krishna, former Chief Minister of Karnataka and ex-KSLTA president.
MLC Ok. Govindaraj, Karnataka Olympic Affiliation president and FIBA (Asia) president, members of Krishna’s household — daughters Malavika Hegde, Shambhavi Umesh, and grandson Ishaan Hegde — and AITA honorary joint secretary Sunil Yajaman had been a number of the dignitaries current on the event.
Printed – Might 18, 2026 08:49 pm IST
