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Devvarman posts win

BELGRADE: Somdev Devvarman exacted sweet revenge over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, who had beaten the Indian in the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship in Houston this month, in the second round of the Serbia ATP Open on Thursday.

He beat the third-seeded Spaniard 7-6(6), 2-6, 7-6(8).

Earlier, Novak Djokovic reached a perfect 25-0 winning record this season with a second-round victory at the Serbia ATP Open, beating Romanian Adrian Ungur on Wednesday.

The results: At Belgrade (Serbia Open): Second round: Feliciano Lopez bt Fernando Gonzalez 6-4, 7-6(4); Blaz Kavcic bt Ricardo Mello 7-5, 6-3; Albert Montanes bt Michael Berrer 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.

Somdev Devvarman bt Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-6(6), 2-6, 7-6(8); Novak Djokovic bt. Adrian Ungur 6-2, 6-3.

At Estoril (Estoril Open): Men: Second round: Fernando Verdasco bt Frederico Gil 6-1, 7-6(5); Gilles Simon bt Carlos Berlocq 6-2, 6-1.

Milos Raonic bt Joao Sousa 6-3, 6-2; Kevin Anderson bt Victor Hanescu 6-4, 6-2.

Women: Quarterfinals: Monica Niculescu bt Jarmila Gajdosova 5-7, 6-4, 6-2.

Kristina Barrois bt Alisa Kleybanova 6-4, 6-2; Anabel Medina Garrigues bt Klara Zakopalova 6-3, 7-5; Johanna Larsson bt Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, 6-2, 7-5.

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