With Rafael Nadal backing out citing injuries, the tournament's popularity had taken a hit right at the start. With the crowd favorite Carlos Moya crashing out in round one, there really wasn't much for the enthusiastic crowds to cheer on. In a nutshell, that was Chennai Open 2010, which proves to be big letdown.

When top-class tennis takes a back seat with very few top seeds showing up, the organizers had no option but to bank on entertainment of a different kind. The celebrity match in which actor Surya and the football hero Bhaichung Bhutia’s duo scored a few brownie points over Rohan Bopanna and Mahesh Bhupathi, was the only saving grace which brought the crowds to life for a while.

The winner of the 2009 Chennai Open title Marin Cilic did a ‘la Carlos Moya’ by lifting the 2010 title as well making it two in a row for the Croatian. Currently, ranked 14th in the world rankings, the 21 year old defeated Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland in a 2.44-hour-long clash. The final score read 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3). With Wawrinka always coming out as the victor in all the previous instances Cilic had old scores to even out. Though Wawrinka's fitness was a point of concern, the match was a well-fought one right up to the last tie-breaker.

The duo of Granollers M/Ventura won the doubles title against Lu Y/Tipsarevic J in straight sets at 7-5, 6-2. As a crowd favourite and the man Chennai loves most, Carlos Moya, was also felicitated for his 10th Chennai Open appearance.