Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Devvarman wins historic Gold for India at 16th Asian Games

Somdev Devvarman, of India, beat top-seeded Denis Istomin, of Uzbekistan, for tennis singles gold at 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China today, 6-1, 6-3.

He also won the doubles gold with countryman Sanam Singh beating Maoxin Gong and Li Zhe of China 6-3, 6-7 (4) and 10-8 (Super tie-break).

It was India's first ever gold medal in singles tennis at the Asian Games.

Devvarman, who also won the Commonwealth Games gold medal last month, said: “It’s an unbelievable feeling, especially playing with my good friend and for my country.”

Well done!

Best, Gary

1 comment:

  1. Well done....
    Wishing you all the best for your future.
    from Dhanalakshmi

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