Aptos (California), July 15: India's Somdev Devvarman shrugged off an indifferent start to enter the second round of the $75,000 Challenger.
The second-seeded Somdev beat Yuichi Sugita 5-7, 6-2, 6-0 here Monday.
Somdev next plays American Alex Bogomolov Jr., who thrashed compatriot Bradley Klahn 6-2, 6-0.