Davis Cup: India Gets First Round Bye in Asia/Oceania Group of 2016 Competition

India lost the Davis Cup World Play-off Tie to Czech Republic as they fell short of qualifying for the World Group.

Rohan Bopanna and Leander Paes suffered a shock defeat in the doubles match against Czech Republic which dented their chances.© AFP

New Delhi:

The Indian Davis Cup team received a bye for the first round of the Asia/Oceania Group I 2016 competition as they were the top seeds. (India Need Players in Top 100 to Enter Davis Cup World Stage)

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In the second round, to be held from July 15-17, India will host either New Zealand or Korea as they had beaten both the sides in away ties this year.

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India lost the World Group Play-off tie against top seeds Czech Republic 1-3 in the home tie last week to remain in the Asia/Oceania Group I zone.

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The winner of the second round will advance to the play-off stage, where teams strive to make it to the elite 16-nation World Group.

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India had a great chance to qualify last week when world number one team Czech Republic visited without world number five Tomas Berdych but defeat in the doubles rubber hurt the team's chances badly.

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Adam Pavlasek, playing only his second Davis Cup tie, gelled well with the experienced Radek Stepanek to shock Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna in that match.

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Yuki Bhambri then lost a do-or-die fourth rubber against Jiri Vesley, ending India's hopes.

Topics mentioned in this article

Yuki Bhambri Jiri Vesely Leander Paes Rohan Bopanna Tennis

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