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Arvind and Sanjiv shine on day one
By Shamseer Jaleel
The Queen's Cup open Ranking Tennis Tournament 2004 was halted for nearly four hours in the morning yesterday with rain proving a spoiler. This tournament which has been conducted for more than 50 years is a ranked tournament by the governing body the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA).

With 16 events taking place and all the ranked players competing for honours, a good day's tennis can be expected today with the games starting at 9.00 a.m.

Sanjiv Fernando and Arvind Fernando the sons of former Davis Cup player and National number 1 Arjun Fernando were in cracking form. Sanjiv Fernando brushed aside Udayanga Wijesekera in straight sets 6-2, 6-1 and Arvind Fernando had an easy outing when he went past Gayan De Silva 6-0, 6-0.

The tournament which will continue today and then the final rounds will be worked off on 13 and 14 November at the Gymkhana Club (Queens Club) at Bauddaloka Mawatha.

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