Somdev in second round at Newport

India's Somdev Devvarman registered an easy 6-4, 6-3 win over American Kevin Kim Wednesday to enter the second round of the $442,500 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.

Somdev next faces fifth-seeded American Mardy Fish, who overwhelmed compatriot Mark Russell 6-1 6-2 in the grasscourt tournament's opening round.

Fish, a three-time Newport quarterfinalist, had defeated Somdev in the first round at the Queen's Club.