Bengaluru, Feb. 11 -- India's top singles players have drawn French players as their singles main draw first-round rivals at the DafaNews Bengaluru Open 2024 with second seed Sumit Nagal set to take on Geoffrey Blancaneaux and Ramkumar Ramanathan clashing with Maxime Janver.

The prestigious tournament is being organised by the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) at KSLTA Stadium. Qualifying rounds will begin on Sunday while the final is scheduled on February 18.

Blancaneaux is not a new rival for Nagal, who he has beaten three times so far. Nagal ranked 121, had even beaten him in the Australian Open Qualifiers and would look to extend his dominance over the French player.

Ramkumar has a 1-1 head-to-head record against Jani...