India defeated New Zealand 4-1 in Asian Oceania Group 1 Davis Cup tie here on Sunday. <\/p>\n
Tennis player Ramkumar Ramanathan defeated Finn Tearney of New Zealand in the first match of the reverse singles to hand India a comfortable 4-1 victory in Asian Oceania Group 1 Davis Cup tie here on Sunday. <\/p>\n
Following the win, India will now take on Uzbekistan in the second round of the Asia-Oceania Group I in April. <\/p>\n
Ramanathan outplayed Tearney in straight sets 7-5, 6-1, 6-0 to seal the match for the hosts at the Balewadi Sports Complex here. <\/p>\n
The first set was evenly contested but it was the Indian player who proved superior and defeated the Kiwi 7-5. <\/p>\n
The second and third games witnessed Ramanathan at his best. He outclassed his opponent in every department of the game. <\/p>\n
Later in the day, Yuki Bhambri plays the second reverse singles match of the dead rubber with Jose Statham. <\/p>\n
Earlier, Bhambri and Ramanathan both won their mens singles matches to give India a crucial 2-0 lead against the visitors before Leander Paes and Vishnu Vardhan went down in the third rubber to Artem Sitak and Michael Venus. <\/p>\n
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