Somdev clears first hurdle in French Open qualifiers
Somdev Devvarman overcame an
indifferent start to beat Jiri Vanek in a fierce three-set
battle and progress to the second round of the French Open
qualifying event on Tuesday.
|Last Updated: May 18, 2010, 04:35 PM IST|Source: Bureau
Paris: Somdev Devvarman overcame an
indifferent start to beat Jiri Vanek in a fierce three-set
battle and progress to the second round of the French Open
qualifying event on Tuesday.
The sixth seed Indian scored a 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 win over his
Czech opponent in little over two hours in the first round of
the clay court Grand Slam`s qualifiers.
Somdev will next take on Kiwi Daniel King-Turner, who
defeated Australian Chris Guccione 6-3, 6-3 in his opening
round encounter.
Known for his fighting spirit, Somdev made a remarkable
comeback after surrendering the opening set.
The 32-year-old Vanek, who was once a top-100 players,
looked like puncturing Indian hopes of seeing a player in the
singles main draw in the first round itself but Somdev was in
no mood to throw in the towel.
After squandering three break points in the third game of
the second set, Somdev was all over Vanek, breaking him in the
fifth and seventh games.
Relentless hitting worked in Somdev`s favour and he broke
Vanek at the first available opportunity in the decisive third
set.
There was no trade of break after that and that crucial
break meant that Somdev stood on the right side of the result.
Another Indian in the fray is US based Prakash Amritraj,
who will open his campaign against 17th seed Joao Souza in the
qualifiers.
PTI
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