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

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Into Set 2, both parties hold serve to love

Looking sharp once more in Game 2, Ramkumar looks ready to charge. It is 1 ALL on the board as Ruusuvuori heads in to serve!

Ramanathan gets broken ONCE MORE and loses the first set!

Ramkumar Ramanathan loses serve at a crucial juncture as Emil Ruusuvuori finds the edge to win the opening set 6-4!

Ramanathan is serving to stay in the set

Ruusuvuori is pulling out the big guns now as he leads 0-30 here on Ramkumar's serve!

We draw LEVEL once more - it is 4 ALL!

Snap! Ramanathan breaks Ruusuvuori to love!

Things are getting tense here as Ramkumar Ramanathan breaks back immediately to snatch back the serve.

It is Ruusuvuori still in the lead at 4-3 in the opening set!

In the blink of an eye, Emil Ruusuvuori breaks Ramanathan!

Emil Ruusuvuori is a formidable opponent - here's why

The 22-year-old Finnish star, Emil Ruusuvuori had defeated 2020 US Open champion Dominic Thiem in the Davis Cup tie against Austria in 2019.

Moreover, only recently in February of this year, Ruusuvuori defeated Alexander Zverev in the second round of the Miami Open, as well.

Ruusuvuori also downed Prajnesh at the ATP 500 Citi Open in August this year!

Both players are gaining momentum here!

Ramkumar Ramanathan gives a stiff fight to Ruusuvuori. However, the Finnish World No. 74 leads 3-2 in the opening set. 

Fairly easy hold of serve for Ramkumar - we level at 2 ALL in Set 1