{"id":1902,"date":"2012-01-05T16:39:42","date_gmt":"2012-01-05T16:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=1902"},"modified":"2012-01-05T16:39:42","modified_gmt":"2012-01-05T16:39:42","slug":"young-ramkumar-ramanathan-signs-a-contract-with-img","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=1902","title":{"rendered":"Young Ramkumar Ramanathan signs a contract with IMG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Chennai: <\/strong>IMG has signed up Ramkumar Ramanathan, the rising  17-year-old Indian tennis talent. A contract between Ramkumar\u2019s parents  and IMG was signed on Thursday in the presence of Fernando Soler, Head  of Tennis, IMG worldwide, M.A. Alagappan, President, Tamil Nadu Tennis  Association, and Karti P. Chidambaram, Chairman, Organizing Committee,  Aircel Chennai Open and Vice President, AITA.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>IMG has under its fold several international tennis players including Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.<\/p>\n<p>Ramanathan  is one of the most promising junior tennis players in the country and  emerged the Junior National champion in 2009 and 2010. The Chennai lad,  who was given a wild card in the doubles main draw of the Aircel Chennai  Open 2012, is currently training at the Sanchez Casal Academy (SCA) in  Spain.<\/p>\n<p>The youngster first got an opportunity to train in Spain  for three months in April 2010 on a scholarship facilitated by IMG. As  part of the contract signed by TNTA and IMG for the Aircel Chennai Open,  IMG provides training to talented players from Tamil Nadu at the SCA.<\/p>\n<p>Ramanathan\u2019s  second stint at the SCA in Barcelona was for almost a year, from  December 2010 to October 2011, during which he began playing ITF Futures  tournaments and is currently ranked 896 in the ATP rankings list, which  is a very creditable performance for a 17-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>Fernando  Soler, Senior Vice President, Head of IMG Tennis Worldwide, said: \u201cThis  is a wonderful opportunity for Ramanathan to improve his tennis and  further his career. At IMG we always look at ways to identify and  nurture young talent. IMG has decided to sign up Ramkumar as they feel  he has a very bright future and wish him all success as he chases his  tennis dream. This is yet another positive step in IMG&#8217;s relationship  with the TNTA, towards raising Indian players onto the international  level\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Karti P. Chidambaram, Chairman, Organizing Committee,  Aircel Chennai Open and Vice President, AITA, said: \u201cIMG is well known  for scouting for top talent in sports and recognizing such players\u2019  world class potential. IMG&#8217;s signing up of Ramkumar has been due to his  encouraging performance as a raw 17-year-old in the Men\u2019s Futures  Tournaments in Spain in 2011. We believe that IMG will be a good mentor  in helping Ramkumar navigate his way through professional tennis.  Ramkumar has been a beneficiary of TNTA&#8217;s support and we will continue  to support him going forward. I thank IMG and wish Ramkumar all the  best.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Chennai: <\/strong>IMG has signed up Ramkumar Ramanathan, the rising  17-year-old Indian tennis talent. 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