No. 6 Cilic upset by qualifier Devvarman at D.C; Becker wins, next Roddick

No. 6 Cilic upset by qualifier at D.C.

WASHINGTON — Qualifier Somdev Devvarman of India upset No. 6 seed Marin Cilic of Croatia 7-5, 6-4 on Tuesday to advance to the third round of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic.

Devvarman, the 2007 and 2008 NCAA men’s singles champion at Virginia and surprise quarterfinalist in this event last year, broke serve twice in each set and was able extend rallies against Cilic, who unofficially had 35 unforced errors in the match.

Germany’s Benjamin Becker beat American Robby Ginepri 7-6 (3), 6-7 (1), 7-6 (4) to advance to the second round, where he will face top-seeded Andy Roddick. Roddick, a three-time Washington champion who hasn’t played since his loss to Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final, said Monday he’s recovered from the right hip flexor he sustained in the July 5 match.

“It’s going to be the first match for him of the hard court season,” said Becker, who lost both previous matches against Roddick. “It’s going to be a fun match for me. I am just going to try to do some damage.”

In other first-round matches, former world No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain beat Nicolas Lapentti of Ecuador 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-0; qualifier Sebastien De Chaunac of France defeated Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin 6-3, 7-6 (7); and Germany’s Rainer Schuettler beat Leonardo Mayer of Argentina 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (5).

Other seeded players scheduled for play Tuesday include defending champion and No. 2 seeded Juan Martin del Potro, No. 8 Tomas Berdych and 10th-seeded Tommy Haas.