Indian wildcards Vaishnavi, Maaya, Sahaja face tough Chennai Open draws

Wildcards Vaishnavi Adkar, Maaya Rajeshwaran and Sahaja Yamalapalli will chase rare main-draw wins when the third WTA 250 Chennai Open starts on Monday at SDAT Stadium. India No. 1 Vaishnavi, ranked 334, meets Britain's Jodie Burrage, 17-year-old Maaya faces Poland's Katarzyna Kawa, and Sahaja plays Switzerland's Simona Waltert. Seven players have withdrawn from the event in recent days.