Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna outclassed the South Korean pair of Seong Chan Hong and Hong Chung in straight sets to guide India to the Davis World Group Play-offs as the hosts took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the Asia/Oceania Group I tie on Saturday.
Chandigarh: Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna outclassed the South Korean pair of Seong Chan Hong and Hong Chung in straight sets to guide India to the Davis World Group Play-offs as the hosts took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the Asia/Oceania Group I tie on Saturday.
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Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna during their Davis Cup doubles match against South Korea in Chandigarh on Saturday. Pic/PTI
The Indian pair did not even need its A game in trouncing the visitors 6-3 6-4¿6-4 in just one hour and 41 minutes at the grass courts of Chandigarh Club. Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan had won their respective singles yesterday to hand India a 2-0 cushion. The reluctant partners for the Rio Olympics did not face any competition from the South Koreans in what is their only competitive match together before the Games.
Anand Amritraj
Even as the South Koreans managed to break Paes in the third set, they did not present any challenge to the Indians.
But it was a treat for the fans, little more than a thousand, to watch the Indian pair cruise to the win under overcast and friendly conditions.
Teaming up for the fifth time at the Davis Cup, it was their third win.
Captain Anand Amritraj would be delighted to see that his idea of playing on the grass worked for his side.
In the inconsequential reverse singles, Myneni will face Seong Chan Hong and Ramkumar will take on Yong-Kyu Lim today.
India’s rivals in the World Group Play-offs in September will be either China or Uzbekistan, who led 2-1 at the end of day two of their tie. — PTI
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