Chennai Open is a good learning ground: Paes

Indian tennis player Leander Paes on Saturday said that Chennai Open would act as a good practice ground ahead of the Australian Open. Paes told reporters in Chennai that the timing of the contest was a good one ahead of the tougher Australian Open. Apart from Indian tennis players many leading international players including Russia's Nikolay Davydenko and Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka are participating in the event.