Sweden was ruthless in racing to a 4-0 victory over India, with out dropping a set within the Davis Cup World Group I tie on indoor exhausting courts of the Royal Tennis Corridor in Stockholm on Sunday.
After failing to make an impression within the first two singles on the opening day, Sriram Balaji and Ramkumar Ramanathan have been unable to wield their customary craft in doubles that properly and have been overwhelmed 6-3, 6-4 by Andre Goransson and Filip Bergevi.
The tie was misplaced within the three rubbers itself, however the fourth rubber was performed as a part of the routine within the Davis Cup, primarily for the followers of the house group.
Within the occasion, the reigning nationwide champion Siddharth Vishwakarma was fielded for the useless rubber, and the Swedish No.1, the 238th ranked Elias Ymer proved too robust in racing to a 6-2, 6-2 victory in about 50 minutes.
It was far an excessive amount of to anticipate the 29-year-old left-hander, Siddharth, ranked 588 to make an impression on a participant, a daily within the Challenger circuit, who was ranked a career-best 105.
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Within the absence of the nation’s No.1 participant, the 73rd-ranked Sumit Nagal, who opted to skip the tie to nurse a again pressure, it was exhausting for the group to match wits towards Sweden in its dwelling territory.
India will play the World Group play-off, whereas Sweden will compete within the Qualifiers.
Traditionally, India had a mountain to climb, as Sweden had received all of the earlier 5 ties between the 2 nations. In reality, India had managed to win solely two rubbers in all, one that includes Vijay Amritraj, and the opposite, the doubles duo of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi.
Paradoxically, when Sweden had seemed weak and beatable, India was unable to place collectively a robust group to capitalise on the scenario.
The outcomes:
Sweden bt India 4-0 (Andre Goransson & Filip Bergevi bt Sriram Balaji & Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-3, 6-4; Elias Ymer bt Siddharth Vishwakarma 6-2, 6-2).