Wimbledon 2014: Somdev crashes out after losing to Poland's Jerzy Janowicz

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India's Somdev Devvarman on Tuesday crashed out of the Wimbledon after losing to 15th seeded Jerzy Janowicz 6-4 3-6 3-6 6-3 3-6.
This is the third time this year when Somdev crashed out of a major tournament in the first round. However, he gave a tough fight to Janowicz by taking the match to the fifth set.
Somdev served 14 aces as against Janowicz's eight. However, he committed a staggering 19 double faults throughout the match.
Janowicz will now face Australia's Lleyton Hewitt, who defeated Poland's Michal Przysiezny 6-2, 6-7 (14-16), 6-1, 6-4 to enter the second round.
First Published: Jun 24 2014 | 10:40 PM IST