FILIPINO-American Treat Conrad Huey and Indian Somdev Devvarman outclassed Igor Andreev and Igor Kunitsyn of Russia, 6-3, 6-4, to advance to the second round of the prestigious 2011 US Open men’s doubles being held at the historic USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York.
The unseeded pair of Huey and Devvarman combined for seven aces and scored four break point conversions to wrap up the match in one hour and seven minutes.
They are now assured of at least $15,000 cash purse for reaching the second round and important additional points for their Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings.
But Huey and Devvarman will have their hands full in the next round as they face the No. 14 tandem of Juan Ignacio Chela and Eduardo Schwank of Argentina, a 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 winner over Adil Shamasdin of Canada and Igor Zelenay of Slovakia.
The 26-year-old Huey owns six doubles titles this year after topping the $100,000 Vancouver Challenger 2011 with American partner Travis Parrott, Bogota Challenger with South African Izak Van Der Merwe, Winnetka Challenger with American Bobby Reynolds, Cremona Challenger with Indian Purav Raja, Rimouski Challenger with Canadian Vasek Pospisil and the Meknes Challenger with Italian Simone Vagnozzi.
Published : Sunday February 12, 2012 | Category : Columnist | Views : 86
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