Prajnesh Faces US Open Finalist Casper Ruud, Ramkumar vs Durasovic In Davis Cup

15.09.2022 - 21:31 sports.ndtv.com

Prajnesh Gunneswaran will open India's Davis Cup World Group I tie campaign against Norway number one and US Open runner-up Casper Ruud while Ramkumar Ramanathan will be up against lower-ranked Viktor Durasovic in the singles matches on the first day in Lillehammer, Norway, on Friday.

The Indian team under non-playing captain Rohit Rajpal has gone by the rankings while choosing the singles players. Yuki Bhambri, who was the country's top singles player for long though he has dropped down in the rankings, will play in the doubles along with Saketh Myneni on Saturday.

Prajnesh, ranked 335 in the world, faces a tough job against world number 2 Ruud who has been in red hot form after finishing second best to Carlos Alcaraz in the US Open.

But India's number one player Ramkumar, ranked 276 in the world, can fancy his chances against Durasovic, ranked 325, in the second singles. "Our number one Ramkumar will be playing against their number two player.

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