Tennis
Davis Cup World Group 1: Ramanathan, Balaji lose, India trails 0-2 to Sweden after day 1- Highlights
Catch all the Highlights from the first day of the Davis Cup Group 1 tie between Indian and Swedish men's teams.
Sriram Balaji in action at the first match of the Davis Cup Group-1 tie against Sweden. (File Photo: ATP)
The team competition in tennis is back as the Indian men's team is taking on Sweden in the Davis Cup World Group 1 tie at the Kungliga tennis hall in Sweden on September 14-15.
Day 1 of this two-day tie featured the first two singles matches on Saturday. Firstly, Sriram Balaji took on Elias Ymer at 5:30 PM IST, and then Ramkumar Ramanathan was up against the youngster Leo Borg at 7:00 PM IST.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 14 Sep 2024 1:44 PM GMT
Ymer finishes off in style and wins the second set with an ace on match point
Set-2: Sriram Balaji (IND) 2-6 Elias Ymer (SWE)
India 0-1 Sweden
- 14 Sep 2024 1:30 PM GMT
Balaji has two easy holds but still down by double break. Ymer to serve for the match
Set-2: Sriram Balaji (IND) 2-5 Elias Ymer (SWE)
- 14 Sep 2024 1:21 PM GMT
Ymer took a massive lead with second consecutive break in the set
Set-2: Sriram Balaji (IND) 0-4 Elias Ymer (SWE)
- 14 Sep 2024 1:15 PM GMT
Ymer has another break in the second set. Gains a good lead from the start
Set-2: Sriram Balaji (IND) 0-2 Elias Ymer (SWE)
- 14 Sep 2024 1:08 PM GMT
After a long struggle, Ymer finally takes the first set with an ace
Set-1: Sriram Balaji (IND) 4-6 Elias Ymer (SWE)
- 14 Sep 2024 1:06 PM GMT
Balaji fighting hard in the 10th game. Saves a couple of set points to force deuce
Set-1: Sriram Balaji (IND) 4-5 Elias Ymer (SWE)
- 14 Sep 2024 12:52 PM GMT
Ymer is continuing to impress on his serve and maintains his lead. Balaji to serve
Set-1: Sriram Balaji (IND) 3-5 Elias Ymer (SWE)
- 14 Sep 2024 12:40 PM GMT
Ymer makes an early lead in the match, breaking the opening serve of Balaji
Set-1: Sriram Balaji (IND) 1-3 Elias Ymer (SWE)
- 14 Sep 2024 12:29 PM GMT
India won the toss and chose to serve the first game
Sriram Balaji to serve first...
