Davis Cup LIVE: India vs Finland Day 1 - Prajnesh loses, Ramkumar takes stage - Updates, Scores, Result, Blog

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Prajnesh Gunneswaran manages to hold on to what was a close game. Early signs that it is not going to be easy for the Indian.

Advantage Virtanen

All square at 40-40 in game 4, and Virtanen has the advantage now! Can Prajnesh hold?

2-1 to Virtanen

The 20-year-old gets an ace, holds his serve and goes into a 2-1 lead.

Prajnesh holds his serve

Prajnesh holds his serve, and it is all square at 1-1 in the first set. A good competitive start this to the tie.

Game 1 to Virtanen

Virtanen takes game 1 of first set without dropping a point. Prajnesh to serve next. 

Virtanen serves

Virtanen serves and pockets the first point of the tie with second serve!

The match is about to begin!

Prajnesh and Virtanen are out on the Espoo Metro Arena in Finland, and we are all set to begin!

History of Davis Cup!

As we wait for the first match of the tie to commence, read about the history of Davis Cup here.

Prajnesh Gunneswaran up first!

World number 165, Prajnesh Gunneswaran will take on Otto Virtanen, who is ranked 419 in the world, in the first match of the tie. It is expected to be a relatively easy match for Prajnesh, who is much more experienced than the Finnish star.

Prajnesh will be followed by Ramkumar Ramanathan, who will have his task cut out against World Number 74 Emil Russuvuori later in the night.    

Goood Eveninggg!

India will take on Finland in Group I clash of the Davis Cup 2021 in about 20 minutes from now, and there is a lot at stake. A win in the tie over the next two days will ensure India a spot at the qualifiers Davis Cup 2022, while a loss would send them to the play off zone of Group I.

Stay tuned for all the latest updates!