Twin victories by Somdev Devvarman and Rohan Bopanna put India in a commanding position in the Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against South Africa on Friday. Somdev put India ahead by overwhelming Izak Van der Merwe 7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-4 in the first singles and then Bopanna staged a stunning comeback to upset Rik [...]
Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi quelled a late challenge from Tsung-Hua Yang and Chu-Huan Yi to carve out a hard fought 6-4, 7-6, 6-7(2), 6-2 win in the doubles rubber of the second round Davis Cup tie against Chinese Taipei to hand India a 2-1 advantage here on Friday. Paes-Bhupathi were cruising along comfortably after [...]
Romania retained their place in the Davis Cup World Group after forging to an unassailable 3-1 lead in the play-off with India here on Sunday. With a 2-1 overnight advantage victory was assured when Romania’s Victor Hanescu defeated Prakash Amritraj, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1. “Disappointed? Yes but we’ll try again next year,” said Amritraj, a loser [...]
Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi relied on their experience to keep India afloat in the Davis Cup World Group play-off against Romania as the duo quelled the challenge of Horia Tecau and Adrian Cruciat 6-4 7-6 (0) 6-4 in the doubles rubber on Saturday. The ace Indian pair had to toil hard to defeat the [...]
India’s chances of making it to the Davis Cup World Group received a jolt on Friday when their biggest singles hope, Somdev Devvarman, went down 3-6, 1-6, 0-6 to Romania’s Victor Hanescu in the second singles of the play-off at the Bucuresti Stadium in Bucharest. Earlier, Prakash Amritraj lost the first singles 5-7, 7-5, 2-6, [...]
India will challenge a formidable Romania for a place in the Davis Cup World Group with in-form teenager Somdev Devvarman as their trump card in the crucial World Group play-off tie starting on Friday. It will be a tough test for the four-member Indian team on the red clay with Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi [...]
Leander Paes on Tuesday stepped down as India’s Davis Cup captain exactly a month ahead of the country’s crucial World Group playoff tie against Romania. This comes as a result of the player revolt that was led by Mahesh Bhupathi during India’s last Davis cup tie. The AITA has appointed SP Misra, a former Davis [...]