Tennis News
SOMI IS IN THE FINAL OF CHENNAI OPEN !!!

At $450K Chennai Open ATP Tennis Tournament, India (5 - 11 Jan 2009)

[SF] (WC) Somdev Devvarman (IND,202) bt (5) Rainer Schuettler (GER,33) W/O (due to wrist injury to Schuettler)

[F] (WC) Somdev Devvarman (IND,202) vs (3) Marin Cilic (CRO,27)

As Schuettler give him walkover due to a wrist injury .. With that Som became the first Indian player to make it to the final of Chennai Open ... So with 150 ranking points Som will move inside top-155 ATP rankings.

Tomorrow Som is facing another Croatian WR # 27 Marin Cilic ... So another match against big server for Som ... With fresh legs and local vocal support Cilic having tough task to defeat Som.

Somi was as modest after this news as we all know him ... :-)
"I would have been much happier if I would have played the match and won."
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At US$480,750 Heineken Open, Auckland, New Zeland

[Q1] Rohan Bopanna (IND,332) bt Adam Thompson (NZL,834) 67(5) 63 64

[Q2] Rohan Bopanna (IND,332) vs Benoit Paire (FRA,628)

Happy to see Rohan is already in Auckland playing in qualifying ... In first round he had tough time to adjust settling down against local player losing the first set but then came back strongly to win match.

In doubles Rohan is partnering WR #13 ranked Jeff Koetzee of South Africa.