Ebden needed one hour and 37 minutes to beat Somdev Devvarman 7-5, 6-3 in a match that took best breaking balls he had and saved ten of the eleven which granted
The Australian Matthew Ebden has won the Indian Somdev Devvarman in the first round of the tennis tournament on grass at Queen `s, London, and will face in the second to Spanish Rafael Nadal, world number one.
Ebden needed one hour and 37 minutes to beat the player Asia 7-5, 6-3 in a match that took best breaking balls he had (two of five) and saved ten of the eleven he gave.
The Australian, born in Durban (South Africa) but living in Perth, comes from upstream, is located in the post 168 world ranking, has never won a title and this season has the best result the quarter-final in Brisbane.
Be the first meeting between Nadal and Ebden, a regular Challenger Circuit tournament.