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This is an archive article published on August 15, 2010

Somdev closes in to second successive ATP Masters series event

Somdev Devvarman progressed to second and final round of the ATP Western & Southern Financial Group Masters.

Somdev Devvarman progressed to second and final round of the ATP Western & Southern Financial Group Masters qualifying event with a straight-set win over World number 65 Marco Chiudinelli.

The unseeded Indian beat the seventh seed Swiss 6-3 7-6(3) in the opening round of the qualifiers.

He will take on local wild card Tim Smyczek,who ousted ninth seed Ukranian Illya Marchenko 4-6 6-1 6-4 in his first round match.

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Somdev had last week played in the Toronto Masters as a lucky loser and lost to Gael Monfils in the first round aftergiving the French a tough fight.

India’s doubles specialists Leander Paes,Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna will play in the men’s doubles event along with their respective partners.

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