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Long rally with the Indian Tennis Ace

One of the India’s finest tennis players is Somdev Kishore Devvarman. Having started to play tennis at the age of 9, he hit headlines as a student of University of Virginia, USA,…

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Published March 1, 2017 · 5 min read
long rally with the indian ten

One of the India’s finest tennis players is Somdev Kishore Devvarman. Having started to play tennis at the age of 9, he hit headlines as a student of University of Virginia, USA, for being the only collegiate player to have completed a hat-trick by winning the NCAA Singles Championships from 2006 to 2008.

A graduate in sociology, Somdev turned pro in 2008 and his best achievement in ATP World Tour has been reaching the finals of the Chennai Open in 2009 as a wild-card entry. He also cracked into top 100 in the world ranking twice.

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