In this nation of non achievers we start going over board at the slightest provocation.This lad has still a long way to go.Do not make another Sania out of him-for God's sake.As for Bhupati and Prakash are concerned they are Indian tennises Ramalingam Rajus-all hype but no substance.
Beating Carlos Moya was great even though Carlos is not the force he was once but beating Karlovic comprehensively proves that Somdev can go all the way, given the right training and building up endurance, stamina. Who knows, he may break into top 10 in the near future
i wathced the whole match today, what i feel about somdev that he has real talent and perfection,unlike the female hope sania he makes veruy few unforced error, i think with time his body will develop and he will be more powerful. then he will be a difficult player to beat. i also think he is far ahead from the current young indian tennis players like bopanna or amritraz
Re: kudos to somdev
by soumendra chatterjee on Jan 09, 2009 10:34 PM
ya......hope he would do good out there....even though Moya is out of form .....dont forget he is a former World No. 1 tennis player and a french open singles champion. And he said this guy has potential.....lets hope for the best.
Re: Re: kudos to somdev
by P ROHIT on Jan 09, 2009 11:42 PM
well i agree that he is good...but he is not very young...he is actually older than nadal...gonna be 24 soon..but seeing what paes is doing at 35 i would say he can still break into top 50
Re: Somdev
by Sats S on Jan 09, 2009 10:22 PM
yes..as per wikipedia
Nickname(s) Buji, Dev Country India Residence Chennai, India Date of birth February 13, 1985 (1985-02-13) (age 23) Place of birth Guwahati, Assam, India Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Weight 72 kg (160 lb; 11.3 st) Turned pro 2008 Retired Active Plays Right-handed; two-handed backhand Career prize money $60,875
Re: Re: Somdev
by soumendra chatterjee on Jan 09, 2009 10:28 PM
Also [as per wikipedia].......
Somdev Devvarman (also known as Somdev Dev Varman) is the reigning and two-time NCAA Men's Singles Champion. As a recent graduate out of the University of Virginia who hails from India, Somdev is best known for having captured the 2007 NCAA Singles Championship by defeating Georgia Bulldogs senior John Isner in the final. In one of the most dramatic finals in the 123-year history of the tournament, Devvarman scored a 7–6 (7), 4–6, 7–6 (2) win over the tournament's No. 1 seed. A year later, he defeated Tennessee's J.P. Smith 6–3, 6–2 to take home his second consecutive NCAA Singles National Championship. It was his historic third consecutive appearance in the NCAA singles final.
