New Delhi, Nov 7 Somdev Devvarman extended his
brilliant run at the ATP Challenger event in the
Charlottesville in USA to the semifinals but it was curtains
for compatriot Sanam Singh, who lost a hard fought
quarter-final.
Third seed Somdev hardly had any trouble to see off the
challenge of Dutch Matwe Middelkoop as he scored a 6-3 6-4 win
in the last-eight stage match of the USD 50,000 hard court
event.
He will fight it out with American fifth seed and wild
card Ryan Sweeting for a place in the summit clash. Sweeting
shocked top seed Michael Russell 6-2 3-6 7-6(1).
Sanam, who returned to professional circuit after a long
period, fought his heart out but lost the quarter-final 5-7
7-6(3) 6-7(5) to second seed and world number 87 American
Kevin Kim. - (Agencies)
Nov 07, 2009
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