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World Team Cup, Round 1
L4 G3, Sri Lanka vs. Slovak Republic, Hard
- S. Shrivastava d. S. Pojedinec, 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
- A. Chandrasekharan d. F. Damasek, 6-3, 6-3, 6-1
- S. Shrivastava/M. Datar d. L Zenisek/S. Pojedinec, 6-4, 6-1, 6-1
- S. Pojedinec d. A. Chandrasekharan, 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-2
- S. Srivastava d. F. Damasek, 6-2, 6-2, 6-0
Sri Lanka defeats Slovak Republic, 4-1!
This was supposed to be our toughest matchup of the group phase in theory, but only one of their players was up to the challenge. Pojedinec yes, Damasek not so much. Both Srivastava and Chandrasekharan naturally vaulted to career-high rankings in the 170s afterwards. Having Datar as part of the doubles team isn't optimal, and now he'll just end up staying their longer as he gets some wins. Still, only the one defeat in a long match is quite an excellent start.
We get Morocco next, who edged Iran 3-2.
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