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Somdev Devvarman began his quest to qualify for the US Open with an emphatic win over American Alex Bogomolov Jr in the first round. The Indian beat his opponent,seeded 16th in qualifying,6-3 6-3 to move closer to the main draw,and put in a confident display that should hold him in good stead as he gets ready to play his next match.
Devvarman had a 78 per cent winning percentage on his first serve and converted all four of his breakpoint chances,while his opponent could make use of only one of the four opportunities that came his way.
I played a solid match right from the start. I am feeling good going into the qualifiers as I have prepared well, Devvarman said.
Up next,Dutchman Igor Sijsling stands in Devvarmans way,the 305-ranked player taken to three sets by Joshua Goodall before the Briton called it quits with the score at 6-7 7 6-2 4-2 on Tuesday.
Columbian Alejandro Falla withstood Prakash Amritrajs fightback to send him crashing in their first-round qualifying match,winning 7-6 5 4-6 6-3.
