Somdev Devvarman [ Images ] became the first Indian player to make it to the final of Chennai Open when his fifth seeded German opponent Rainer Scheuttler withdrew from the semifinal encounter due to a wrist injury on Saturday.

India's [ Images ] doubles ace Leander Paes [ Images ] had reached the semifinals of Chennai Open in 1998.

• Pics: Somdev reaches Chennai Open semis

Somdev is the only second Indian player in recent times to make the final of an ATP Tour event.

Prakash Amritraj [ Images ] had reached the final of Hall of Fame Tennis championship in Newport, United States, in July last year.

• I'm a counter-puncher: Somdev

Somdev made full use of his wild card, upsetting players like Croatia's [ Images ] world number 25 Ivo Karlovic [ Images ] and former world number one Carlos Moya [ Images ] en route to the semifinal.