Davis Cup: Ramkumar, Sumit trample Pakistan on day one, India lead 2-0

A ruthless India raced to a 2-0 le in ir Davis Cup tie for loss of just two games as Ramkumar Ramanathan and Sumit Nagal toyed with ir teen rivals from Pakistan, here on Friday. In a mismatch of epic proportions, Ramkumar double-bled 17-year-old Muhammed Shoaib in just 42 minutes in opening singles. only time Shoaib me it look like a match was in sixth game of second set when he stretched Ramkumar to two deuce points.

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Nagal's first-ever Davis Cup win

Sumit Nagal n earned his first-ever Davis Cup win, beating Hufaiza Mohammed Rehman 6-0 6-2 in second singles which lasted 64 minutes.Pakistan bly missed its top players who pulled out, protesting against shifting of matches to a neutral venue.

"I gave my best in every point. We are happy with 2-0 on first day. w we are looking forward to see Jee (Jeevan) and Leander fire some bombs tomorrow. Let's get job done," said Ramkumar, who also thanked fans who h gared to support m.
 

While first match was t even a contest, promising Pakistani youngster Hufaiza resisted Nagal as much as possible by engaging Indian in long rallies. Twice he pushed Nagal to deuce points in second game of second set and finally put Pakistan on board by holding third game after squandering four-game points.He returned and dished out ar hold, staying close to Nagal. However, it just delayed inevitable as Nagal wrapped up match in eighth game. "I started decently and finished it pretty strong. Both of us (he and Ram) h a lot of fire today. We did t want to lose. y are juniors but y played well and did whatever y could. guy I played came up with some really good shots. He played to his potential but has a long way to go," said Nagal.

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'Tomorrow's it's going to be pretty similar': Nagal

India's n-playing captain Rohit Rajpal too was pleased with performance.

"It is a fantastic day for India. Ram gave us a nice start, winning in a quick time. second match was a little tighter and tough, though it looked simple. Sumit kept level high and came through with flying colors," he said. Veteran Leander Paes and debutant Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan will w look to seal tie when y clash with Hufaiza and Shoaib in doubles rubber on Saturday. India have never lost a tie to Pakistan in six meetings so far and trend does t look like changing. A win on Saturday will stretch Paes' record for most number of doubles wins in Davis Cup history. He is leing chart with 43 wins.  "It will be interesting to see how Pakistan youngsters cope with our world-class players. Let's see how it goes," said Rajpal. winner of tie will travel to Croatia for World Group Qualifiers, to be held on March 6-7. 

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