105th Colombo Championships postponed to February 5

Chathurya Nilaweera will enter the men’s singles as one of the favourites.(Pic by Kamal Wanniarachchi)

The 105th Colombo Tennis Championships which was scheduled to commence on Monday were postponed to February 5th due to traffic diversions for the Independence Day Celebrations, Sri Lanka Tennis Association said.

In the absence of some top players, who competed at the last edition, Chathurya Nilaweera will enter the men’s singles as one of the favourites.

Nilaweera, who was the Under-18 champion at the last edition of the Colombo Championships reached the semi finals of the recently concluded Tennis Nationals and also won three doubles events.