<p>Somdev Devvarman missed chances galore, including a match point, as he crashed out of the Wimbledon qualifiers after losing a gruelling and energy-sapping first round match against Australia’s Matt Reid, here on Monday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Somdev, who is ranked 78 places above Reid at 135, frittered away a good start to lose 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 16-18 in his opening round of the only grass court Grand Slam of the season. <br />Somdev had a good lead in the first set and had a match point in the ninth game of the third set but allowed Reid to comeback every time and went on to lose the match. <br /><br />The two players fought tooth and nail in the 34-game third set and it was Reid who won the battle of nerves as he broke Somdev in the 34th game to move to second round.<br /><br />Somdev’s defeat means that there won’t be any Indian in the men’s singles draw of Wimbledon this year.<br /><br />It was first meeting between Somdev, who was seeded 22nd in the qualifiers and unseeded Reid.<br /><br />Somdev had taken a 3-1 lead after an early break but dropped serve in the fifth game to allow the Australian make it an even affair.<br /><br />The set went with serve from that point and it took a tie-breaker to finish the first set. Reid took control of the tie-breaker by racing to a 5-1 lead and comfortably pocketed a one-set lead.</p>
<p>Somdev Devvarman missed chances galore, including a match point, as he crashed out of the Wimbledon qualifiers after losing a gruelling and energy-sapping first round match against Australia’s Matt Reid, here on Monday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Somdev, who is ranked 78 places above Reid at 135, frittered away a good start to lose 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 16-18 in his opening round of the only grass court Grand Slam of the season. <br />Somdev had a good lead in the first set and had a match point in the ninth game of the third set but allowed Reid to comeback every time and went on to lose the match. <br /><br />The two players fought tooth and nail in the 34-game third set and it was Reid who won the battle of nerves as he broke Somdev in the 34th game to move to second round.<br /><br />Somdev’s defeat means that there won’t be any Indian in the men’s singles draw of Wimbledon this year.<br /><br />It was first meeting between Somdev, who was seeded 22nd in the qualifiers and unseeded Reid.<br /><br />Somdev had taken a 3-1 lead after an early break but dropped serve in the fifth game to allow the Australian make it an even affair.<br /><br />The set went with serve from that point and it took a tie-breaker to finish the first set. Reid took control of the tie-breaker by racing to a 5-1 lead and comfortably pocketed a one-set lead.</p>