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The 23-year old Devvarman, who beat two higher ranked players in American Kevin Kim (117) and Spaniard Carlos Moya (42) and received a walkover from Rainer Schuettler (33) en route to his first ATP tour final, put on a brave fight, but paid dearly for the missed chances.
Devvarman, the first Indian since Leander Paes in 1998 to reach an ATP tour semi-final, could convert just one of the 10 breakpoints, besides committing three double-faults against Cilic, who converted two of the four that came his way.
Images: AFP
In Image: Croatian tennis player Marin Cilic (L) holds the winners trophy as he stands alongside his Indian opponent Somdev Devvarman following their final match at The ATP Chennai Open 2009 in Chennai on January 11, 2009. Cilic won the match 6-4, 7-6.
