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Article: Tennis: India's Devvarman gives himself a chance for revenge.(Sports)
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- August 4, 2009
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WASHINGTON, August 3, 2009 (AFP) - India's Somdev Devvarman booked a chance to avenge a stinging defeat by ousting fellow qualifier Yuichi Sugita of Japan 6-0, 7-6 (8/6) in a first-round match Monday at the ATP Washington Classic.Devvarman advanced to a second-round match Tuesday with Croatian sixth seed Marin Cilic, who defeated the hometown hero 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) in January's Chennai final to spoil the 24-year-old US college star's first ATP championship match."I'm looking forward to facing him again," said Devvarman, who relished the memory of playing in his homeland."That feels incredible," he said. "To see your family all around, to play on those courts at a tournament ...