London: India's Somdev Devvarman sailed into
the second round of the Wimbledon men's singles event after
his German opponent Denis Gremelmayr retired hurt midway
through the first round match on Tuesday.
Somdev was leading 6-4, 4-2 when Gremelmayr conceded the
match to the Indian.
Somdev will next face 18th seed Mikhail Youzhny of
Russia, who defeated Argentine Juan Monaco 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
in the first round.
PTI
First Published: Thursday, June 23, 2011, 17:43