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Somdev loses

New Delhi: Somdev Dev Varman’s giant-killing run ended with a straight-set loss to fourth seed American Robert Kendrick in the final of the ATP Challenger Series’ hard-court tournament in Nashville, USA.

Somdev, who had beaten the second and third seed in the run-up to the final, lost 3-6, 5-7 to Kendrick in the summit clash.

There was further disappointment for India in the doubles competition when Ashutosh Singh and Harsh Mankad lost 4-6, 5-7 to the Australian-American pair of Carslen Ball and Travis Rettenmaier in the final. — PTI

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