Russia take 2-0 lead against India in Davis Cup
March 5th, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 5 (IANS) Russia took a 2-0 lead over India after Somdev Devvarman and Rohan Bopanna lost their singles matches to Igor Kunitsyn and Mikhail Youzhny in the Davis Cup World Group first round here Friday.
While Somdev went down fighting 7-6(6) 6-7(4) 3-6, 4-6 in the opening singles, Bopanna was handed a 4-6, 2-6, 3-6 mauling at the hands of World No. 13 Youzhny in the second match.
It now all depends on the famed pair of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi to keep India afloat in the tie, when they play the doubles Saturday.
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- Davis Cup: Paes-Bhupathi win doubles, keep India alive - Mar 06, 2010
- Davis Cup: Somdev's best not enough, Russia 2-0 up (Lead) - Mar 06, 2010
- Davis Cup: India pull off stunning win against Brazil - Sep 19, 2010
- Mahesh Bhupathi opts out of Davis Cup tie - Mar 06, 2012
- Somdev reaches career-high 63 in ATP rankings - Jul 04, 2011
- Paes-Bhupathi outclass Russian pair to keep India alive - Mar 06, 2010
- Davis Cup: Paes-Bhupathi keep Indian hopes alive - Sep 18, 2010
- Davis Cup: Somdev plays Andreev in opening singles - Mar 04, 2010
- Youzhny beats Somdev to take Russia into quarter-finals (Lead) - Mar 07, 2010
- Davis Cup: Uzbekistan take 2-0 lead against India - Apr 06, 2012
- Davis Cup: Somdev goes down to Ricardo Mello, India trail 0-2 - Sep 17, 2010
- Davis Cup: Somdev and Bopanna outclassed, India go 0-2 down - Sep 16, 2011
- Somdev's best not enough to stop Russia from taking lead - Mar 05, 2010
- French Open: Paes-Bhupathi, Bopanna-Qureshi advance, Somdev exits - May 26, 2011
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