Tennis

Devvarman beats Istomin to take Asiad tennis gold

Published Nov. 23, 2010 7:07 a.m. ET

foxsports

India's Somdev Devvarman defeated top-seeded Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan in straight sets to complete a sweep of the singles and doubles men's tennis titles at the Asian Games.

Second-seeded Devvarman took advantage of Istomin's wildly inconsistent form to secure a 6-1, 6-2 victory at Aoti Tennis Center Tuesday afternoon. The 25-year-old Indian player dropped onto his back when his Uzbek opponent missed a ground stroke on the first match point.

Devvarman won the men's doubles with teammate Sanam Krishnan Singh in a three-set victory on Tuesday.

The Indian gold prevented a men's and women's double for Uzbekistan. The women's final will be contested later Tuesday between another Uzbek, Agkul Amanmuradova, and China's Peng Shuai.

Get more from Tennis Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more

in this topic