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Davis Cup: How's that for a comeback?

Paes says the fightback against Serbia in Bopanna's company on Saturday was the best in his long career

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Leander Paes (left) and Rohan Bopanna celebrate a point against Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac in Bangalore on Saturday. Pic/PTI

Leander Paes (left) and Rohan Bopanna celebrate a point against Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac in Bangalore on Saturday. Pic/PTI

Bangalore: Miracles do happen. If you were at the KSLTA stadium on Saturday you witnessed nothing short of a monumental comeback, when Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna virtually looked dead and buried trailing by two sets and a break, but scripted one of the most memorable fightbacks Indian tennis has witnessed.

Leander Paes (left) and Rohan Bopanna celebrate a point against Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac in Bangalore on Saturday. Pic/PTI
Leander Paes (left) and Rohan Bopanna celebrate a point against Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac in Bangalore on Saturday. Pic/PTI 

After three hours of nerve-jangling tennis, the Indians prevailed 1-6 6-7 (4), 6-3 6-3 8-6 over Serbs Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac in the Davis Cup World Group playoff. India thus stayed alive in the tie, but Serbia still leads 2-1 lead into the reverse singles on Sunday.

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