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Somdev, Bopanna-Myneni complete 3-0 rout of Chinese Taipei
Updated : Sep 29, 2017, 02:45 PM IST
Somdev Devvarman to seal the deal on Saturday morning and beat Chinese Taipei’s Ti Chen 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 1-6 6-2 9-7. The contest lasted four hours and 40 minutes after play resumed from Friday.
Later, Rohan Bopanna combined with Saketh Myneni to win the doubles rubber to give India an unassailable 3-0 lead.
Bopanna and debutant Myneni beat Hsien-Yin Peng and Tsing Hua Yang 6-0 6-7(3) 6-3 7-6(2) in two hours and 21 minutes.
India will travel to South Korea for the second round tie in April. If they win, they will compete in the play-offs to re-enter the elite 16-nation World Group.
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