Top seed Somdev Devvarman inched closer to a medal in the men's singles of the Commonwealth Games as he marched into the semi-finals with a 6-3 6-4 win over sixth seed Rubin Statham of New Zealand here, today.

After an easy outing against Sri Lanka's Amresh Jayawickreme, Somdev had to do a lot of hard work today as the crowd favourite was engaged in a keen tussle with the Kiwi.