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At Davis Cup Play-off 2011, Japan
Japan bt India 4-1
Day Three
[R4] Vishnu Vardhan (IND,456) l Kei Nishikori (JPN,55) 57 36 36
[R5] Rohan Bopanna (IND,559) l Go Soeda (JPN,116) 5-4 Retd
Sommy didn't play in reverse single due to shoulder injury ... In his place Vishnu got the chance to play against Japan's top player Kei Nishikori ... Vishnu lost in straight set but produced decent performance against player, who is 400 places higher ranked ... In the first set Kei broke Vishnu in 11th game to won it ... In the second Kei broke Vishnu in 3rd and 9th games to won it ... In third set Kei broke Vishnu in 6th game to won it ... Kei served superbly in this match ... His powerful ground strokes and passing shots were treat to watch ... So with this Japan qualified for World Group after 26 yrs and we need to play in Asia-Oceania zonal matches to qualify for the World Group.
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At $10K USA F24 Futures 2011, Costa Mesa
[Q2] (5) Sanam Singh(IND,1149) bt Rogan Egerton (GBR,UNR) 62 64
[Q2] Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya (IND,1787) bt Felix Van Kann (GER,UNR) 64 63
[Q3] (5) Sanam Singh(IND,1149) vs Christoph Thiemann (GER,UNR)
[Q3] Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya (IND,1787) vs (1) Dennis Lajola (USA,936)
Sanam and Sunilkumar moved to third round of the qualifying with straight sets victory ... Next Sunilkumar is facing tough test against top-seed American.
At Davis Cup Play-off 2011, Japan
Japan bt India 4-1
Day Three
[R4] Vishnu Vardhan (IND,456) l Kei Nishikori (JPN,55) 57 36 36
[R5] Rohan Bopanna (IND,559) l Go Soeda (JPN,116) 5-4 Retd
Sommy didn't play in reverse single due to shoulder injury ... In his place Vishnu got the chance to play against Japan's top player Kei Nishikori ... Vishnu lost in straight set but produced decent performance against player, who is 400 places higher ranked ... In the first set Kei broke Vishnu in 11th game to won it ... In the second Kei broke Vishnu in 3rd and 9th games to won it ... In third set Kei broke Vishnu in 6th game to won it ... Kei served superbly in this match ... His powerful ground strokes and passing shots were treat to watch ... So with this Japan qualified for World Group after 26 yrs and we need to play in Asia-Oceania zonal matches to qualify for the World Group.
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At $10K USA F24 Futures 2011, Costa Mesa
[Q2] (5) Sanam Singh(IND,1149) bt Rogan Egerton (GBR,UNR) 62 64
[Q2] Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya (IND,1787) bt Felix Van Kann (GER,UNR) 64 63
[Q3] (5) Sanam Singh(IND,1149) vs Christoph Thiemann (GER,UNR)
[Q3] Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya (IND,1787) vs (1) Dennis Lajola (USA,936)
Sanam and Sunilkumar moved to third round of the qualifying with straight sets victory ... Next Sunilkumar is facing tough test against top-seed American.
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