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Somdev Devvarman pulls out of Asian Games, upsets AITA

<p><span>India's No. 1 tennis player, Somdev Devvarman, has pulled out of the Asian Games&nbsp;</span>to concentrate on ATP tour drawing sharp criticism from the All India Tennis Association</p>

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New Delhi: India's top singles player Somdev Devvarman's decision to concentrate on ATP tour at the expense of upcoming Asian Games has come under sharp criticism from the All India Tennis Association, which termed the player's move as "not correct".

"It is not a correct decision and a disappointing one. Somdev said the Federation did not ask for his availability before naming the Asian Games squad. We said that since he is country's number one player, he was expected to play. We said that at least play the team event but he was adamant," a peeved AITA general secretary Bharat Oza said on Wednesday.

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