Bengaluru, Feb. 22 -- With a prize purse of $200,000 at stake, the draw for the DafaNews Bengaluru Open 2025 has been officially announced on Saturday, setting the stage for an exciting week of tennis at the KSLTA Courts, Cubbon Park.

The ATP Challenger 125 event, scheduled from February 24 to March 2, will see top Indian players in crucial first-round clashes.

Indian wildcard Ramkumar Ramanathan will face seventh seed Shintaro Mochizuki in a highly anticipated opening-round clash. Rising star Manas Dhamne will take on a qualifier, while wildcard SD Prajwal Dev is set to meet Marek Gengel in a challenging encounter. Aryan Shah, who has made an impact in the qualifiers, will fight for a main draw spot against Kris Van Wyk.

Meanwhile, Be...