The Chennai boy will now run into World No.12 Kevin Anderson, who is seeded No.2.
Chennai: India's Somdev Devvarman in action against Andrey Rublev of Russia during their match at ATP Chennai Open 2016 at SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday. (Photo: AP)
Chennai: Apart from being a tennis pro, Andrey Rublev practices boxing and idolises Mike Tyson. Demonstrating swift footwork of a pugilist, the Russian teen counterpunched his way to send India’s Somdev Devvarman crashing out of the ATP Chennai Open here on Tuesday. The 3-6, 6-3, 3-6 defeat was Somdev’s third successive first round defeat here.
It was not all gloom for India on Tuesday as Ramkumar Ramanathan scripted a dominant 6-2, 6-0 win over Spanish journeyman Daniel Gimeno-Traver to storm into the second round. The Chennai boy will now run into World No.12 Kevin Anderson, who is seeded No.2.
Up against a player who has been on the Tour since 2004, Ramkumar showed no signs of nervousness as he blasted his way to take the first set, breaking his opponent twice.
Though he converted only four of the seven breakpoint opportunities in the second set, it was more than enough for Ramkumar to humiliate his 30-year-old opponent 6-0. He let out a war cry to celebrate one of his biggest moments.
Meanwhile, second seeds Leander Paes and Marcel Granollers made a smooth start with a 6-2, 6-3 victory against Taro Daniel and John Millman in the opening round of the men’s doubles event.
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