Somdev, Bopanna face first round losses
June 8th, 2010 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) India’s Somdev Devvarman crashed out of the first round of the 79,260-euro AEGON tennis championship with a 1-6, 4-6 loss to American Mardy Fish at Queens Club in London Tuesday.
At Halle, Germany, India’s Rohan Bopanna put up a spirited fight before going down 4-6, 6-7(11) to Thiemo De Bakker of the Netherlands in the 750,000-euro Gerry Weber Open, according to information received here.
In the doubles, Bopanna and Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi will open against Germany’s Philipp Marx and Igor Zelenay of Slovakia.
Both the tournaments are the tune-up events for the Wimbledon which begins June 21.
- Bhupathi, Bopanna reach Wimbledon doubles third round - Jun 26, 2010
- Bopanna-Qureshi out, Indian challenge over in Eastbourne - Jun 16, 2011
- Wimbledon: Bopanna-Qureshi run ends in quarters - Jun 30, 2010
- Bopanna-Qureshi in Aachen doubles final - Nov 14, 2009
- Bhupathi, Bopanna in doubles quarters at Nice - May 19, 2010
- Stockholm Open: Bopanna-Qureshi in quarters - Oct 19, 2011
- Bopanna-Qureshi in Helsinki Challenger doubles final - Nov 28, 2009
- Somdev crashes out of Japan Open - Oct 03, 2011
- French Open: Paes-Bhupathi, Bopanna-Qureshi advance, Somdev exits - May 26, 2011
- Paes-Bhupathi in semifinals of AEGON Championships - Jun 11, 2011
- French Open: Paes-Bhupathi seeded 3rd, Bopanna-Qureshi 5th - May 23, 2011
- Doubles best bet for India in French Open - May 22, 2011
- Somdev, Sania unchanged in rankings - Oct 24, 2011
- Somdev loses to Kim in Legg Mason qualification round - Aug 02, 2010
- French Open: Somdev crashes out in first round - May 24, 2011
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