ITF Men`s Futures from March 15

Kolkata: Vishnu Vardhan will be the star attraction in the USD 10,000 ITF Men`s Futures to be held at

the newly built hard courts of the Pailan World School Academy from Monday. Run by former Davis Cup captain Jaidip Mukerjea, the academy will be hosting its first competitive event. The Futures draw will be having a host of Indian names, most of which are part of the Commonwealth Games probables. Apart from Vardhan, who is ranked 383 in the world, the others include Rohan Gajjar, V.M. Ranjeet, Rupesh roy, Vijayant Malik, Ashutosh Singh, Vivek Shokeen and Yannick Nellord. The singles winner will get 12 ATP points while the runner-up 8 points. The point system remains the same in the doubles, but will be shared by the pair. PTI