Uber Cup LIVE - India v/s Spain - India wins the tie - Updates, Results, Score, Blog

Service fault!

Service Fault called on Sikki Reddy. The first one of the tie!

5-5

A bad misjudgement from Sikki Reddy on the sidelines and Azurmendi-Corrales equalise at 5-5.

India leads!

Ponnappa-Reddy lead for the first time in the match at 4-3.

3-3

A close start and the scoreboard is levelled at 3-3 after a 38-shot rally.

Early lead for Spain!

Spain races to a 2-0 lead, thanks to two unforced errors from the Indians.

Warmups have started!

And it is a relatively fresh Ponnappa and Reddy taking on Azurmendi and Corrales - both of whom played singles earlier for Spain. 

Advantage India then?

Final match of the tie!

Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy will take to the court for India in the final match of the tie for India. It is a dead rubber, but a win here would come in handy towards the end in case there is a two-way clash in the points table.

INDIA WINS THE TIE

With that win for Aditi Bhatt, India has taken an unassailable 3-1 lead in the tie against Spain.

What a comeback this has been from the Indians after Saina Nehwal was forced to retire in the first match of the tie! 

Aditi Bhatt wins 21-16, 21-14

Easy peasy for Aditi Bhatt as she clinches the match 21-16, 21-14 in 33 minutes. That was indeed very comfortable for India.

7 Match Points!

7 Match Points for Bhatt, and 7 Tie-points for India!