Davis Cup: India lose 1-3 to Croatia after Nagal's crushing defeat against Cilic
Tennis | March 08, 2020 8:18 ISTSumit Nagal could win just one game in the match which the 2014 US Open Champion won 6-0 6-1 in just 56 minutes.
Sumit Nagal could win just one game in the match which the 2014 US Open Champion won 6-0 6-1 in just 56 minutes.
India now trail 1-2 and need to win the remaining reverse singles to qualify for the Davis Cup Finals.
The match between Ramkumar and Cilic was all about boom boom serves in which the Croat prevailed 7-6 (8) 7-6(8) in gruelling two hours and 12 minutes.
India's strategy to target Gojo fell flat with the young Croat trumphing higher-ranked Prajnesh 3-6 6-4 6-2 in one hour and 57 minutes.
John Millman came from a set and break down to beat Thiago Seyboth Wild 4-6, 7-6 (0), 6-2 to give Australia a 2-0 lead over Brazil after the opening singles in their Davis Cup qualifier on Friday.
The hosts will be led by world number 37 Marin Cilic and the 2014 US Open champion is only top-50 singles player in their ranks.
Nick Kyrgios has a left wrist injury that forced him out of a tournament in Mexico this week while Alex de Minaur has aggravated an abdominal injury.
Japan's home tie in the Davis Cup against Ecuador will be played behind closed doors.
Leander Paes has returned to the Indian squad for the side's upcoming tie against Croatia in the Davis Cup.
Leander Paes, 46, has announced that he would look to play a "few select tournaments" next year and travel with his team as he calls curtains on a career that started in 1991.
Paes was named in India's Davis Cup squad for the Pakistan tie after several top players made themselves unavailable to travel to Islamabad.
Leander Paes and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan cruised to a straight-set victory over Pakistan duo of Mohammed Shoaib and Hufaiza Abdul Rehman as India take 3-0 lead in the Davis Cup tie.
Sumit Nagal earned his first-ever Davis Cup win, beating Hufaiza Mohammed Rehman 6-0 6-2 in the second singles which lasted 64 minutes.
The uncertainty over the venue remained till the last moment and it only added up the confusion regarding players selection in both the sides.
Despite its flaws, the new Davis Cup got a passing grade on its first edition, with its modern look being accompanied by plenty of excitement on the court.
Nadal won all his matches, leading Spain to their sixth Davis Cup with a victory over first-time finalist Canada on Sunday.
The draw for the Qualifiers, to be held on March 6 and 7, was made here on Sunday.
Barcelona star Gerard Piqué, co-founder of the Kosmos group behind the new competition, said Sunday adjustments will be made to make the event “bigger and better.”
Rafael Nadal won his singles and doubles matches to lead Spain to a 2-1 comeback win over Britain, putting the hosts in the Davis Cup final for the first time since 2012.
They will join the four semifinalists from this year’s inaugural revamp: Britain, Canada, Russia and Spain.
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