Plucky Devvarman says he’ll put his best foot forward when he and his partner take on Bhupathi-Knowles.
It’s third time lucky for Somdev Devvarman. After failing to qualify for the Australian and French Open earlier this year, the 25-year-old has made it to the main draw of the men’s doubles at Wimbledon.
Making the doubles’ cut comes as a consolation for Devvarman, who didn’t make it to the main draw of the singles after losing his first round qualifying match against Monaco’s Jean-Rene Lisnard 6-3 6-2.
“I am excited to be in the doubles main draw but it would have been sweeter had I qualified for the singles as well,” Somdev told DNA. “I was not happy with the way I played in the singles but I have to accept the result, move on and keep working hard,” he added.
Devvarman and his Australian partner Kevin Anderson will face Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles in the first round of the tournament.
“I will put my best foot forward irrespective of who is across the net. I am just focussing and preparing for my match. Mahesh and Mark are a great team and we will have to play our best if we want to beat them,” Devvarman said. Devvarman and Anderson’s styles of play complement each other and, Devvarman believes, that makes them dangerous.
Kyra eyes main draw Mumbai’s Kyra Shroff will be India’s lone campaigner at the Junior Wimbledon this year. Hoping to make it to the girls’ singles main draw, Kyra is currently playing at a Grade One event in Roehampton. The qualifying rounds for Wimbledon that begin on Thursday will feature Kyra. However, if she enters the semifinal of the ongoing ITF tournament in Roehampton, she might be exempted from playing the qualifying rounds and may walk straight into the main draw.
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