The highest-ranked Indian at 202, Devvarman broke the Spaniard in the third game.
Chennai: Indian wild card Somdev Devvarman stunned twice former champion Carlos Moya 4-6 7-5 6-4 in the second round of the Chennai Open on Thursday.
The 23-year-old Devvarman, who is based in the United States, produced an inspired display to triumph in two hours and 14 minutes in hot conditions in the southern Indian city to move into his second ATP tour quarter-finals.
Sixth seed Moya won the first set comfortably but Devvarman, who spent his formative years in Chennai, delighted the partisan crowd when he grabbed the second set. T
The highest-ranked Indian at 202, Devvarman broke the Spaniard in the third game of the final set as he wore down the former world number one for the biggest victory of his career.
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