Asian junior tennis to be test event for CWG

The Asian junior championship, to be staged at the DLTA Complex here from May 24, is scheduled to be the test event for tennis for the Commonwealth Games.

Interestingly, the tournament will be preceded by two more international tennis events at the same venue, in the fortnight before the Asian junior championship.

The venue, with a refurbished centre court, and a brand new show court No.1, is expected to be complete with new synthetic courts by the end of this month.

The $15,000 ITF men's Futures tennis tournament to be held from May 10, will be the first tournament in the new complex, though it may not be termed the test event. That will be followed by the ITF junior Grade 'II' tournament the following week, starting on May 17. Thus, the venue will be full ready when the ‘test' event is played from May 24. — Special Correspondent