Indian ace Somdev confident despite being handed out extremely tough draw Davis Cuppers Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri can find themselves running into two of the hottest players in the $450,000 Chennai Open tennis, defending champion Stanislas Wawrinka and top seed from Serbia Janko Tipsarevic, provided the home players survive their respective first round encounters next week. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/jan/somdev16.jpg" border="5" /> Somdev Devvarman The draw for the 28-player main tournament was held here Saturday and it pitted Devvarman against France's Eric Prodon in the first round. If the 26-year-old Indian wins, he is likely to face World No 17 Wawrinka.u00a0 "It is still a long way before I play Stan (Wawrinka). Eric is a good player, so I have to be ready and I feel if I play well, I give myself a good chance to win," commented Devvarman, the finalist in 2009. Indian wild card entry Bhambri was drawn against World No 9 Tipsarevic if he wins his Rd 1u00a0 match against Slovak Karol Beck.

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