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Davis Cup, India vs Denmark, Day 2: Rohan Bopanna-Divij Sharan win the tie 3-0 — Scores, Updates, Live Blog
India will look to continue with the winning momentum against Denmark on Day 2 of the Davis Cup tie at New Delhi. Catch all the action LIVE here.
Divij Sharan and Rohan Bopanna will take charge of the doubles in the India-Denmark Davis Cup tie (Source: Getty)
Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge for the Davis Cup India vs Denmark World Group Play-Off tie from the Delhi Gymkhana Club.
India got off to the desired start against Denmark with both Ramkumar Ramanathan and Yuki Bhambri winning the singles ties on Day 1 and giving India a 2-0 lead.
On Day 2, Rohan Bopanna-Divij Sharan wins a thriller against the Danes to give India the unbeatable 3-0 lead in this tie.
Here's the line-up:
Match 3 - Doubles: Rohan Bopanna (doubles ranking 32) and Divij Sharan (doubles ranking 142) defeated Frederik Nielsen (doubles ranking 98) and Mikael Torpegaard (doubles ranking 515)
Match 4 - Ramkumar Ramanathan (170) vs Johannes Ingildsen (785)
Match 5 - Yuki Bhambri (590) vs Christian Sigsgaard (824)
Follow all updates live:
Live Updates
- 5 March 2022 5:02 AM GMT
Some smart play from Bopanna-Sharan!
Rohan Bopanna is yet to concede a point on his serve and has won 8/8 of them so far!
Divij is also being quick and smart at the net here.
India leads 3-2.
- 5 March 2022 4:55 AM GMT
Divij Sharan, the left-hander, is taking a while to get his serves right
Not the best of starts for Divij yet as he needs to tighten his service soon which goes to deuce.
But he manages to cover the court well and stays on serve all the same.
India leads 2-1 in this opening set.
- 5 March 2022 4:49 AM GMT
Boom, boom Bopanna in the house as he fires away with an ace-y start!
Rohan Bopanna fires 3 aces in a row and is looking sharp in the opening game!
He holds to love so brilliantly!
- 5 March 2022 4:42 AM GMT
A moment of silence for the legendary cricketer Shane Warne who passed away yesterday...
The crowd at the Delhi Gymkhana Club shares a moment of silence for Shane Warne after the Australian bowling legend passed away at Koh Samui, Thailand very shockingly.
READ | Why is Shane Warne considered to have bowled the 'ball of the century'?
- 5 March 2022 4:28 AM GMT
Tricky test ahead for Bopanna-Sharan!
Veteran tennis player Rohan Bopanna will pair up with familiar southpaw partner, Divij Sharan for the doubles encounter against Frederik Nielsen and Johannes Ingildsen.
Importantly, Nielsen is a former Wimbledon doubles champion and the Indian duo will have to be careful.
