Lakshmanan, Balsekar, Eqbal make ATP Challenger debuts at Chennai Open

• Three Indian players, Aryan Lakshmanan, Aditya Vishal Balsekar, and Ishaque Eqbal, successfully navigated qualifying rounds to make their ATP Challenger Tour main draw debuts at the Chennai Open.
• 20-year-old Aryan Lakshmanan saved two match points to win a dramatic three-set match against Sai Karteek Reddy Ganta, securing his main draw spot.
• Aditya Vishal Balsekar, 23, ranked 1401, defeated World No. 675 Timofei Derepasko in another three-set battle.
• Ishaque Eqbal, 28, advanced to the main draw after Siddhant Banthia retired from their qualifying match.
• SD Prajwal Dev and Nitin Kumar Sinha also qualified, making it five Indian qualifiers, alongside Malaysia's Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong.