Davis Cup qualifiers Highlights: India crash out with loss to South Korea

Catch all the Highlights from the India vs South Korea Davis Cup qualifier Day 2.

Update: 2026-09-19 02:46 GMT

Dhakshineswar Suresh and N. Sriram Balaji will team up for the doubles rubber. (Photo credit: PTI) 

Davis Cup 2026: The Indian team crashed out of the Davis Cup Qualifiers, going down 1-3 to South Korea in Seoul Saturday.

India, who were, trailing 0-2 in the tie after Dhakshineswar Suresh and Sumit Nagal lost the first two singles rubbers won the doubles match with N. Sriram Balaji and Dhakshineswar Suresh, winning a hard fought match which lasted an hour and 44 minutes.

Nagal then lost his reverse singles fixture in straight sets as South Korea crushed Indian dreams.

Highlights:

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2026-09-19 06:53 GMT

That's all we have from India's campaign at the Davis Cup. There were little hope after both Dhakshineswar Suresh and Sumit Nagal lost their respective singles matches yesterday.

But the doubles win for Sriram Balaji where he partnered with Suresh, who replaced Niki Poonacha, at the last moment did inspire some self belief.

Nagal had to carry forward that momentum in the reverse singles, but failed to do so. He didn't look at his best with his movement on court visibly hampered.

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2026-09-19 06:51 GMT



2026-09-19 06:37 GMT

Sumit Nagal saves four match points but his service is broken for a second time in a row and that's it. Soo Woon Kwon wins the second set 6-2.

He has beaten Nagal 6-1, 6-2 in straight games.

South Korea secure the tie with a 3-1 win. India's Davis Cup campaign ends! Korea are the first Asian team to qualify for Davis Cup Final 8.

2026-09-19 06:28 GMT

Is it back to the first set basics? Kwon holds his serve and is up 5-2 now. He is just a game away from securing this tie for South Korea and knocking India out.

2026-09-19 06:24 GMT

Sumit Nagal was down 0-30, but fought back well only to be sent back packing from deuce. Kwon has broken through. Nagal down 2-4 in the second set.

2026-09-19 06:20 GMT

Sumit Nagal's search for his first break of the match continues. Kwon holds comfortably to go 3-2 up.

2026-09-19 06:16 GMT

Sumit Nagal is growing in confidence now, it seems. Much cleaner serves, posing tough questions to Kwon. Wins the fourth game without dropping a point.


2026-09-19 06:12 GMT

Sumit Nagal with much better display this time, forcing a deuce. But Kwon closes it off to go up 2-1.

2026-09-19 06:06 GMT

Finally! After being broken for three straight times, Nagal holds his serve. 1-1. Is this the start of a fightback?

2026-09-19 06:03 GMT

Kwon continues to stamp his authority. He holds his serve and there's not even a celebration now. Neither from him nor the crowd. 

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