NEW DELHI: India’s Ramkumar Ramanathan and N Sriram Balaji misplaced their essential doubles match towards Sweden’s Andre Goransson and Filip Bergevi within the Davis Cup World Group I tie in Stockholm.
The loss with a rating of 3-6, 4-6 on Sunday resulted in India conceding an unassailable 0-Three lead within the tie.
India wanted to win the doubles match after dropping each singles matches on Saturday to remain in competition.Nevertheless, the Indian pair struggled to take care of consistency and succumbed to the Swedish duo in a single hour and 19 minutes.
The defeat marked India’s sixth consecutive loss towards Sweden in Davis Cup historical past.
The reverse singles matches are actually inconsequential as Sweden has already secured victory.
The Indian staff will now face the Play-offs subsequent yr to retain their place in World Group I.
Within the opening set, Balaji and Ramkumar had a breakpoint alternative within the third sport on Goransson’s serve however couldn’t capitalize. Ramkumar was damaged within the following sport, and the Swedish staff prolonged their result in 5-2 earlier than sealing the set with Bergevi’s serve.
Within the second set, Ramkumar began robust with a love maintain, however the Indian duo confronted difficulties in essential moments. Balaji encountered stress in his service video games, making a gift of break factors. Regardless of saving some, the Swedish staff broke his serve once more within the seventh sport and later closed out the match within the 10th sport.
Ramkumar ended the match with a forehand return that went outdoors the traces on the match level.
The loss means India should now put together for the Play-offs to take care of their spot in World Group I for the subsequent season.
The loss with a rating of 3-6, 4-6 on Sunday resulted in India conceding an unassailable 0-Three lead within the tie.
India wanted to win the doubles match after dropping each singles matches on Saturday to remain in competition.Nevertheless, the Indian pair struggled to take care of consistency and succumbed to the Swedish duo in a single hour and 19 minutes.
The defeat marked India’s sixth consecutive loss towards Sweden in Davis Cup historical past.
The reverse singles matches are actually inconsequential as Sweden has already secured victory.
The Indian staff will now face the Play-offs subsequent yr to retain their place in World Group I.
Within the opening set, Balaji and Ramkumar had a breakpoint alternative within the third sport on Goransson’s serve however couldn’t capitalize. Ramkumar was damaged within the following sport, and the Swedish staff prolonged their result in 5-2 earlier than sealing the set with Bergevi’s serve.
Within the second set, Ramkumar began robust with a love maintain, however the Indian duo confronted difficulties in essential moments. Balaji encountered stress in his service video games, making a gift of break factors. Regardless of saving some, the Swedish staff broke his serve once more within the seventh sport and later closed out the match within the 10th sport.
Ramkumar ended the match with a forehand return that went outdoors the traces on the match level.
The loss means India should now put together for the Play-offs to take care of their spot in World Group I for the subsequent season.
