Nestled alongside the Qa-tar Open and the Bris-bane International, it is remarkable how the Chennai Open has stood its ground in the most sought after spot as a season opener in the ATP circuit. If one city lures the best by offering eye-popping prize money for an ATP 250 event, the other has geographical advantage going for it. What has kept the Chennai Open thriving, for 22 years now, is its reputation to keep attracting big names to play and endorse the tournament year after year. The likes of Pat Rafter, Carlos Moya, Rafael Nadal and Stanislas Wawrinka have made their pit stops here before and during their mercurial rise to tennis stardom.
The 2017 edition of the Chennai Open, scheduled for January 2 to 8, will not see the Swiss, Wawrinka, making his customary, and usually successful, start to the year at the SDAT Stadium in Nungambakkam. After eight successive appearances, which yielded four titles, the World No. 4 decided to shake things up in his routine by opting to head to Brisbane instead.
The announcement came soon after he captured the U.S. Open title. After three successive wins in Chennai, which coincided with the years of his three Grand Slam wins, the 31-year-old yearned for new challenges in his quest to be World No. 1. Choosing Brisbane, with Nadal, Kei Nishikori and Milos Raonic in attendance, was a logical move.
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