Chennai Open tennis matches postponed due to rains

July 7th, 2009 PARIS — French tennis player Mathieu Montcourt, who was recently banned for betting on matches, has died. He was 24. The French tennis federation said Tuesday that Montcourt died overnight but "the causes of his death are not yet known." French media reported the 119th-ranked Montcourt was found dead by his girlfriend in the stairwell of his Paris apartment.

May 14th, 2009 CAS cuts Montcourt's ban for betting on matchesLAUSANNE, Switzerland — French tennis player Mathieu Montcourt's suspension for betting on matches has been reduced from eight to five weeks. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Thursday the 24-year-old Montcourt bet a total of $192 on 36 different tennis events, though not on his own matches or at tournaments where he was playing.

April 25th, 2009 CHENNAI - Dubbed the 'spiritual home' of Indian tennis, the city's tennis aficionados feel let down by Tennis Australia's decision to pull out of the scheduled Davis Cup tie against India here next month. The decision, attributed to 'security threats' to the Australian players, has evoked disappointment.

April 25th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tennis Australia's (TA) decision to skip the scheduled Davis Cup tie against in India here next month has caused disappointment in the Tamil Nadu Tennis Association (TNTA). TA cited 'security concerns' as reasons for refusing to send its team for the May 8-10 tie with Chennai hosting the Davis Cup for the first time in three decades.

April 24th, 2009 Chennai confirmed as Davis Cup venueLONDON — The International Tennis Federation has upheld the decision to stage the Davis Cup match between India and Australia in Chennai. The ITF says the Asia-Oceania Group 1 matchup will take place in the southern Indian city as originally planned from May 8-10.

April 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The International Tennis Federation (ITF) decision Friday to confirm Chennai as the venue of the India-Australia Davis Cup tie, from May 8-10, was 'unanimous'. Revealing this, All India Tennis Association (AITA) secretary-general Anil Khanna told IANS Saturday that four of the five members in the Davis Cup committee voted for Chennai, the lone dissenter being Tennis Australia which voted for shifting the venue of the Asia-Oceania Group I third round tie from the southern metropolis, citing security concerns.

April 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - All India Tennis Association (AITA) secretary general Anil Khanna Saturday said the International Tennis Federation (ITF) decided in favour of Chennai as the venue for the Davis Cup tie between India and Australia May 8-10. Tennis Australia last month requested ITF to switch their Asia-Oceania Group I third round tie from India, citing security concerns.

April 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Davis Cup committee of the International Tennis Federation will Friday decide whether Chennai can be the venue of the India-Australia tie through a tele-conference, All India Tennis Association (AITA) secretary general Anil Khanna said Monday. Khanna told IANS that he is hopeful of the committee confirming Chennai as venue.

March 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Tennis Australia (TA) has voiced its concerns about playing its third-round Davis Cup tie in India due to security concerns. TA has requested the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to hold the tie outside India, All India Tennis Association (AITA) executive director Ranbir Chauhan confirmed Thursday.

January 10th, 2009 CHENNAI - Americans Rajeev Ram and Eric Butorac outplayed Swiss pair Jean-Claude Scherrer and Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3, 6-4, in the final to annex the doubles title in the $450,000 ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament, here Sunday. The victory was worth $23,000 to the US tandem while the Switzerland combination became richer by $11,900.

January 9th, 2009 CHENNAI - India's new tennis sensation Somdev Devvarman reached the final of the ATP Chennai Open after his Swiss opponent Rainer Schuettler withdrew from the semi-final due to a wrist injury here Saturday. Somdev thus became the first Indian to make the finals of ATP Chennai Open and in Sunday's title clash will play the winner of the second semi-final between Marin Cilic and Marcel Granollers.

January 9th, 2009 CHENNAI - The Swiss combination of Stanislas Wawrinka and Jean-Claude Scherrer Saturday entered the doubles final the $450,000 ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament with a comfortable 6-4, 6-4 win against Americans Scott Lipsky and David Martin here. In Sunday's final, the Swiss pair take on the American duo of Eric Butorac and Rajeev Ram who received a walk-over from Bjorn Phau and Rainer Schuettler of Germany.

January 8th, 2009 CHENNAI - Top seeds Mahesh Bhupathi (India) and Mark Knowles (Bahama) made their exit from the doubles competition in the $450,000 ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament here Friday, losing 6-3, 3-6, 8-10 to the Swiss combination of Jean-Claude Scherrer and Stanislas Wawrinka in the quarter-finals. In another last-eight round match, the German pair of Bjorn Phau and Rainer Schuettler overcame Spanish duo of Marcel Granollers and Santiago Ventura 6-3, 6-7 (4), 10-7.

January 5th, 2009 CHENNAI - Four men have been arrested for allegedly black-marketing tickets of the Chennai ATP Open Tennis Tournament, the police said Tuesday. 'Acting on a tip-off from tennis lovers, we caught four men while they were selling tickets.

January 2nd, 2009 CHENNAI - Chennai Open tennis organisers have sought the advice of England cricket board's security expert Reg Dickason who oversaw the arrangements during the recent cricket Test series between India and England. India's only ATP tournament will have a strong security cover, with organisers not willing to take any chance in wake of the Nov 26 Mumbai terror attack.