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Dev Varman beats Dent

WASHINGTON: Somdev Dev Varman earned his first ATP win — a 7-6(3), 2-6, 6-1 victory over American Taylor Dent to advance to the second round of the Legg Mason Classic tennis on Monday.

Qualifier Dev Varman — a two-time U.S. college singles champion — joined the professional tour in June after graduating from University of Virginia but has played primarily in futures and challengers events.

“I was a little nervous out there, to be honest with you,” Dev Varman said. “But after the first few games, that wore off.”

Dev Varman had lost in the first round here for the past two years.

After winning the first-set tiebreaker, Dev Varman said, he lost focus in the second set before coming back for the win.

“He made me play a set I wasn’t happy with,” Dev Varman said.

Also, Dudi Sela of Israel defeated Vince Spadea of the United States 7-6(6), 6-3 and Florent Serra of France defeated Uladzimir Ignatik of Belarus 7-6(3), 6-3.

Unseeded Camille Pin of France upset seventh-seeded Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 6-2, 6-0 in the first round of the Cincinnati Women’s Open on Monday. In another first-round match Nathalie Dechy beat Olivia Sanchez 6-2, 6-2.

The results (first round): At Washington: Legg Mason Classic: Tommy Haas bt Rik de Voest 6-4, 4-6, 6-1; Bobby Reynolds bt Marc Gicquel 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-4; John Isner bt Marcel Granollers 6-3, 6-7(5), 7-6(1); Dudi Sela bt Vince Spadea 7-6(6), 6-3; Somdev Dev Varman bt Taylor Dent 7-6(3), 2-6, 6-1; Florent Serra bt Uladzimir Ignatik 7-6(3), 6-3; Donald Young bt Luis Horna 6-3, 6-1.At Cincinnati (Western & Southern Financial Group Open): Maria Kirilenko bt Hsieh Su-Wei 6-2, 7-5; Katarina Srebotnik bt Amanda Fink 6-3, 6-3; Camille Pin bt Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-0; Petra Cetkovska bt Tamira Paszek 4-6, 6-3, 4-1 retired.; Sabine Lisicki bt Anna Tatishvili 5-7, 7-5, 6-0; Nathalie Dechy bt Olivia Sanchez 6-2, 6-2; Julie Ditty bt Yuan Meng 2-6, 6-1, 6-4; Stéphanie Dubois bt Evgeniya Rodina 6-2, 7-6(3); Lilia Osterloh bt Anne Keothavong 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-4. — Agencies

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