New Delhi: Somdev Devvarman jumped 30 places to reach a career best singles ranking of 80 in the ATP charts following his stupendous show at the South African Tennis Open, where he ended runner-up on Sunday.
Somdev lost the summit clash to local favourite Kevin Anderson but earned 150 ranking points, that helped him climb the ranking ladder up.
Somdev had broken into the top-100 in August last year but kept floating inside and outside that bracket in the next few months.
Comeback boy Karan Rastogi is the next best Indian at number 328....
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04:31 PM, Feb 07, 2011
Johannesburg: Commonwealth and Asian Games gold medallist Somdev Devvarman reached his first ATP final in two years after beating local wild card entrant Izak Van der Merwe in straight sets in the South African Open. The 25-year-old rising Indian star scored a 6-2 6-4 win over the South African to progress to his second career final at the Montecasino Entertainment Centre. His first one being in Chennai in 2009 where...
03:54 PM, Feb 06, 2011
Johannesburg: Commonwealth and Asian Games gold medallist Somdev Devvarman advanced to the semi-finals of the South African Open after he fought back from a set down to beat local hope Rik de Voest. The 25-year-old Indian star triumphed 3-6, 7-6, 6-1 after a 138-minute battle at the Montecasino entertainment centre here on Friday. With this victory, Somdev made amends for his last year's outing in the ATP World Tour event...
12:33 PM, Feb 05, 2011
Durban: South Africa's Ernie Els held off a strong finish from compatriot Retief Goosen to secure a one-shot victory at the South African Open on Sunday. Els claimed his fifth South African Open title, thanks to a final-round six-under-par 63 to finish on 25-under 257 at the Durban Country Club in the 100th edition of the tournament. Goosen could not halt Els's charge to victory as he also carded a...
12:14 AM, Dec 20, 2010
Durban: Heavy rain has forced organizers to take a hole out of play for the marathon final day of the European Tour's South African Open. The downpour early Sunday left the green on the par-3 fourth waterlogged and players will play only 17 holes in their final two rounds at Durban Country Club — where the course has been reduced to a par-69. Rain had already delayed the 100th version...
04:35 PM, Dec 19, 2010
Durban: Alex Cejka took advantage of a defenceless Durban Country Club course to card an 8-under-par 64 and share the first-round lead of the 100th South African Open on Friday. Cejka topped the leaderboard with two-time winner Retief Goosen and they were one stroke clear of Ernie Els and Charl Schwartzel. "It's quite a tricky course but it's not that long, especially when the wind is not blowing," Cejka said....
08:16 AM, Dec 18, 2010
Durban: Major winning South African duo Ernie Els and Retief Goosen have criticised the state of the Durban Country Club course as it prepares to host this week's South African Open for the event's 100th edition. "The sad part is that this is our gem of a golf course in South Africa. This is our old lady. This is our St Andrews and you would like to see the course...
12:49 PM, Dec 16, 2010
