SOMDEV DEVVARMAN A FUTURE HOPE
Somdev Devvarman announced his arrival on the Indian tennis scene with a stunning win over Carlos Moya in the Chennai Open on Thursday. Before the start of the, Moya had said that he would brush aside Devvarman's challenge.
Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy were knocked out in the first round itself.
The highest-ranked Indian at 202, Devvarman broke the Spaniard in the third game.
He will also not be playing in the forthcoming Australian Open.
Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko defeated Daniel Koellerer in round one.
The world number 6 is in Hong Kong for an exhibition tournament.
Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi are taking part in the tournament.
Marin Cilic needed only one break in each set to beat Alberto Martin.
The JB Group Classic will take place in Hong Kong on January 7-10.
Sania Mirza is all set to kick off 2009 with a WTA event in Hong Kong.
