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December 26, 2001 1815 IST
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Paes gets wildcard for Tata OpenThe ace doubles pair of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have been given singles wildcards for the $400,000 Tata Indian Open 2002, beginning in Chennai on December 31. Tournament director Sheila Maniam said Paes is being given a wildcard because he is the number one player of the country and also a crowd-puller in Chennai. According to a statement from the organisers, Paes, while confirming his entry said it gives him a '"sentimental boost" to play in the Tamil Nadu capital. "I am looking forward to start the new year with the Chennai Open," he added. Paes will compete against the best-ever field in the sixth edition of the tournament, which includes Guillermo Canas, Thomas Johansson, Fabrice Santoro, Andrei Pavel, Dominik Hrbaty and Max Mirnyi. Bhupathi, who was earlier given a wildcard, told newspersons in Chennai on Wednesday morning, he too is keen to start the year with the Tata Open.
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