Comments on: Game, Set, Somdev! http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/08/15/game_set_somdev_1/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Srini http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/08/15/game_set_somdev_1/comment-page-1/#comment-216222 Srini Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:18:28 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5343#comment-216222 <p>Somdev is playing for India in the Davis cup matches against the Romanian team in Romania tomorrow. Interestingly, He will be playing with Prakash Amritraj who as per Wikipedia was born in California and won the National Championships at Univ. of Southern California. Of course the regulars Leander and Mahesh Bhupathi are the remaining two members of this years davis cup team.</p> Somdev is playing for India in the Davis cup matches against the Romanian team in Romania tomorrow. Interestingly, He will be playing with Prakash Amritraj who as per Wikipedia was born in California and won the National Championships at Univ. of Southern California. Of course the regulars Leander and Mahesh Bhupathi are the remaining two members of this years davis cup team.

]]> By: kirandeep http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/08/15/game_set_somdev_1/comment-page-1/#comment-212959 kirandeep Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:10:00 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5343#comment-212959 <p>Does anybody have Sanam's email? Pretty F-ing awesome dude. So, all those times I lost to Sanam dont hurt me anymore, i can be a little proud for beating him when those anomalys happened. I'd just hate to see Sanam taller than me :D</p> Does anybody have Sanam’s email? Pretty F-ing awesome dude. So, all those times I lost to Sanam dont hurt me anymore, i can be a little proud for beating him when those anomalys happened. I’d just hate to see Sanam taller than me :D

]]> By: T.Ennis http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/08/15/game_set_somdev_1/comment-page-1/#comment-212853 T.Ennis Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:29:08 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5343#comment-212853 <p>Here a couple of other desis doing well in college Tennis this season.</p> <p><a href="http://www.tribeathletics.com/story.php/7416/">Ragini Acharya</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.itatennis.com/Events/SummerChampionships.htm">Sanam Singh</a>, who is a sophomore at U of Virginia and played along with Somdev.</p> Here a couple of other desis doing well in college Tennis this season.

Ragini Acharya

Sanam Singh, who is a sophomore at U of Virginia and played along with Somdev.

]]> By: Neale http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/08/15/game_set_somdev_1/comment-page-1/#comment-212679 Neale Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:13:54 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5343#comment-212679 <p>Watching Somdev's bounce, it is about time India focus on calves instead of cows.</p> Watching Somdev’s bounce, it is about time India focus on calves instead of cows.

]]> By: red http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/08/15/game_set_somdev_1/comment-page-1/#comment-212662 red Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:15:22 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5343#comment-212662 <p>brown_dbd, those are Redskins cheerleaders (of <a href="http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/005153.html">Indian Premier League</a> fame)</p> brown_dbd, those are Redskins cheerleaders (of Indian Premier League fame)

]]> By: Kirandeep http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/08/15/game_set_somdev_1/comment-page-1/#comment-212660 Kirandeep Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:35:47 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5343#comment-212660 <p>Nice! Look at that, if it isnt Sanam in the video. Kidaah!</p> <p>Damn me and my broken shoulder.. AAARGHH!!</p> Nice! Look at that, if it isnt Sanam in the video. Kidaah!

Damn me and my broken shoulder.. AAARGHH!!

]]> By: Candadai Tirumalai http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/08/15/game_set_somdev_1/comment-page-1/#comment-212658 Candadai Tirumalai Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:48:39 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5343#comment-212658 <p>From the 1960s to the 1970s Ramanathan Krishnan and Vijay Amritraj made it almost to the summit of international tennis without quite conquering it. Romesh K., Ramanathan's son, showed consdiderable promise. It would be great if Somdev Devvarman or others after him reached the very summit in the future.</p> From the 1960s to the 1970s Ramanathan Krishnan and Vijay Amritraj made it almost to the summit of international tennis without quite conquering it. Romesh K., Ramanathan’s son, showed consdiderable promise. It would be great if Somdev Devvarman or others after him reached the very summit in the future.

]]> By: brown_dbd http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/08/15/game_set_somdev_1/comment-page-1/#comment-212653 brown_dbd Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:55:00 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5343#comment-212653 <p><a href="http://www.leggmasontennisclassic.com/upload/419.jpg">http://www.leggmasontennisclassic.com/upload/419.jpg</a></p> <p>Here's Somdev hanging out with UVa cheerleaders ;)</p> http://www.leggmasontennisclassic.com/upload/419.jpg

Here’s Somdev hanging out with UVa cheerleaders ;)

]]> By: brown_dbd http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/08/15/game_set_somdev_1/comment-page-1/#comment-212652 brown_dbd Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:46:06 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5343#comment-212652 <p>The difference being that Chang was an Asian American, while Somdev is just Indian. There's no Indian-American thing going on with him. But I'm sure that he's already set and example for desis in general..be it Indians or Indian Americans etc.</p> <p>Talking of Indian American tennis players, Rajeev Ram is the first name that comes to mind. He has had a good year thus far, winning challengers and competing in the ATP circuit. The Uberoi sisters (Shikha opted to play for India, while Neha still plays for US) are struggling on the tour this year, while Sunita Rao (another Indian American who now plays for India) is having a good year. She partnered Sania Mirza at the olympics, but lost to the top seeds.</p> <p>There are some good Indian American players at the college level too..Tara Iyer and one guy at Purdue I guess.</p> The difference being that Chang was an Asian American, while Somdev is just Indian. There’s no Indian-American thing going on with him. But I’m sure that he’s already set and example for desis in general..be it Indians or Indian Americans etc.

Talking of Indian American tennis players, Rajeev Ram is the first name that comes to mind. He has had a good year thus far, winning challengers and competing in the ATP circuit. The Uberoi sisters (Shikha opted to play for India, while Neha still plays for US) are struggling on the tour this year, while Sunita Rao (another Indian American who now plays for India) is having a good year. She partnered Sania Mirza at the olympics, but lost to the top seeds.

There are some good Indian American players at the college level too..Tara Iyer and one guy at Purdue I guess.

]]> By: glass houses http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/08/15/game_set_somdev_1/comment-page-1/#comment-212651 glass houses Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:41:50 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5343#comment-212651 <p>"do you want that?"</p> <p>Nice article...didn't know Becker knocked up a girl at Nobu. Still chang was ranked #2 in the world for a lonnnnng time, not a bad place to be.</p> “do you want that?”

Nice article…didn’t know Becker knocked up a girl at Nobu. Still chang was ranked #2 in the world for a lonnnnng time, not a bad place to be.

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