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India have by no means defeated Sweden in 5 conferences to this point however may have an ideal alternative to get their first win because the hosts don’t boast of intimidating singles gamers.
India had been on Thursday drawn to fulfill Sweden in an away Davis Cup World Group I tie in September.
The Indian Davis Cup crew had blanked Pakistan 4-0 in the World Group I play-offs in Islamabad final week whereas Sweden misplaced 1-3 to Brazil at residence in the Qualifiers first spherical. India have by no means defeated Sweden in 5 conferences to this point however may have an ideal alternative to get their first win because the hosts don’t boast of intimidating singles gamers.
The final time India competed towards Sweden was in 2005 when India hosted them in Delhi and misplaced 1-3.
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Sweden have a really gifted Elias Ymer, who’s ranked 160, in their ranks. India have increased-ranked Sumit Nagal (121) and if he’s obtainable, it is going to be an attention-grabbing tie.
India captain Rohit Rajpal appeared proud of the draw, contemplating that they may have been drawn towards Novak Djokovic-led Serbia. “The away ties are tough because the surface choice is with the home team. It will depend on what surface they choose to play on. We could have drawn tougher teams and now we have to make full use of this draw,” Rajpal informed PTI.
Ymer and his brother Mikael (189) function in high-200 and are adopted by Dragos Nicolae Madaras (256), Karl Frieberg and Leo Borg. They have a high-100 doubles participant in Andre Goransson (67).
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India have 5 gamers in doubles high-100, led by world primary Rohan Bopanna, who although doesn’t play Davis Cup anymore. He is adopted by Yuki Bhambri (60), N Sriram Balaji (78), Vijay Sundar Prashanth (80) and Anirudh Chandrasekar (90).
