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Davis Cup: Bopanna-Raja beaten by Nestor-Pospisil as Canada take 2-1 lead

Updated on: 18 September,2017 08:36 AM IST  |  Edmonton
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India's World Group hopes suffered a huge setback as Rohan Bopanna and Purav Raja lost the crucial doubles rubber to hand Canada a 2-1 lead in the Davis Cup Play-off tie, here on Saturday

Davis Cup: Bopanna-Raja beaten by Nestor-Pospisil as Canada take 2-1 lead

Rohan Bopanna tweeted this picture with Purav Raja and their Canadian opponents Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil
Rohan Bopanna tweeted this picture with Purav Raja and their Canadian opponents Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil


India's World Group hopes suffered a huge setback as Rohan Bopanna and Purav Raja lost the crucial doubles rubber to hand Canada a 2-1 lead in the Davis Cup Play-off tie, here on Saturday.


Bopanna and Raja lost 5-7, 5-7, 7-5, 3-6 to seasoned Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil in two hours and 52 minutes to leave India with the difficult task of winning both the reverse singles to qualify for the elite 16-nation World Group. Pospisil, 27, was the youngest on the court and the only one who plays the singles as well on the Tour. He made a huge difference to the outcome with his returns from near the baseline and perfect placements at the net. Pospisil, not nominated for the singles by his captain, troubled both the Indians consistently and carried the home team on his shoulders as Nestor, 45, came under pressure several times.


Bopanna's big serving game was also missing today as he served five double faults in team's total of 12. His single-handed backhand winners were nowhere to be seen. "We played well enough to put ourselves in a position to control the match but we didn't capitalise. At this level, when you are playing two Wimbledon champions, if you don't take your chances, you don't deserve to win," said Indian team captain Mahesh Bhupathi.

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