Somdev Devvarman won India's maiden gold medal in men's singles tennis by beating top-seeded Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan at the Asian Games in Guangzhou on 23rd Nov, 2010.
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| Somdev Devvarman poses for a photo with his gold medal during the men's singles medal ceremony |
In the title clash at the Aoti Tennis, second seeded Somdev won 6-1, 6-3 for his second gold medal in the Asian Games. Somdev's singles gold was the seventh that also took India to the seventh spot in the medal's table.
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| Somdev Devvarman celebrate as he wins men's single's final. |
Despite not having big Indian players like Mahesh, Leander, Rohan in asian games, 2010. India has performed exceptionally well in tennis. Overall India got 2 golds and 1 silver in tennis.