{"id":8666,"date":"2012-07-24T07:50:17","date_gmt":"2012-07-24T07:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=8666"},"modified":"2012-07-24T07:50:17","modified_gmt":"2012-07-24T07:50:17","slug":"somdev-not-surprised-at-getting-wildcard-entry-in-olympics-says-that-he-always-had-a-chance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=8666","title":{"rendered":"Somdev not surprised at getting wildcard entry in Olympics, says that he always had a chance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to a report in <strong>The Times of India<\/strong> Indian singles tennis player Somdev Devvarman said that he was surprised when he got a singles wild card entry for the London Olympics. &#8220;The news that I got a wild card for the Olympics was not a total surprise, I always had a chance. Anyway I am happy that I got it,\u201d the report quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n<p>Talking about his preparation, he further added, \u201c&#8221;Look I have been preparing and playing for last 15 years and by now I am feeling superb and mentally prepared. After the 2010 Asian Games where I was at my peak, I played against the top players &#8211; be it Nadal, Federer or Murray. I also beat some players who were among the top 30. I was number 62, the highest ranking any Indian men&#8217;s player had earned after Ramesh Krishnan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile <strong>The Indian Express<\/strong> reported that Somdev who had been sidelined for last eight months due to a shoulder injury is fully fit now and is now raring to go. \u201cThis is the first time in my career that I had such an injury. My shoulder used to hurt but I overlooked it and then it became quiet bad. 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