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Davis Cup India vs Norway Day 1 LIVE: Prajnesh, Ram loses first two singles — Scores, Updates, Blog
After Day 1's action, Norway has a 2-0 lead on India.
Ramkumar Ramanathan
Indians Prajnesh Gunneswaram and Ramkumar Ramanathan lost to Norwegians Casper Ruud and Victor Durasovic respectively with identical scorelines of 6-1, 6-4. After Day 1 action, Norway leads India 2-0 in the Davis Cup.
It will be tough for India to make a comeback seeing that they would have to won all their three remaining matches on Day 2, which includes a doubles and two reverse singles.
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- 16 Sep 2022 7:13 PM GMT
And Norway wins their second match of the day!
Viktor wins the last game 40-0 and make sure Norway has a 2-0 lead against India.
The final score reads 6-1. 6-4 in favour of Victor Durasovic.
- 16 Sep 2022 7:09 PM GMT
Both players winning games with their powerful serves but Viktor still in the lead.
It's 5-4 in the second set, just one game away for Durasovic to see victory.
- 16 Sep 2022 7:03 PM GMT
Ram delivers his aces perfectly and gets one game back!
It's 4-3 in the second set, still in favour of the Norwegian.
- 16 Sep 2022 6:53 PM GMT
Into the second set, Ram gets broken early
Viktor is in cruise control and already breaks Ram to lead 3-2
- 16 Sep 2022 6:29 PM GMT
Things are not well for the Indians again, Ramkumar gets a breadstick...
Viktor is being too relentless for Ramkumar here. The Indian loses the opening game 6-1 in no time.
- 16 Sep 2022 5:47 PM GMT
Next up, we will have an all-important match featuring Ramkumar Ramanathan!
Ramkumar Ramanathan vs Viktor Durasovic will be next on our plates and this will be a must-win affair for the Indian side.
- 16 Sep 2022 5:36 PM GMT
Not the best start for India in this tie...
Casper Ruud was ruthless against Prajnesh! However, this defeat was acceptable as Prajnesh was up against the World No. 2!
