NEW DELHI, Dec 2: Fresh from his maiden ATP Challenger triumph here last week, Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq starts as favourite at SAIL Open Tennis Challengers while Rohan Bopanna — only seeded Indian — spearheads the local challenge at the $50,000 event starting on Monday.
Aisam has a tough opponent in last week’s semi-finalist Martin Slanar of Austria in the opening round.—PPI