The Indian Davis Cup workforce was on Saturday relegated to the World Group II for the primary time for the reason that new format was launched in 2019 after dropping the play-off tie 2-3 to Denmark, who had been single-handedly carried by Holger Rune because the world quantity 9 received three matches for the hosts. The tie levelled at 1-1, India wanted to win the doubles however the pair of Yuki Bhambri and Rohan Bopanna misplaced 2-6 4-6 in simply 65 minutes to the house workforce combo of Rune and Johannes Inglidsen. The equation requiring India to win each the reverse singles to remain in World Group I, Sumit Nagal put a courageous struggle however misplaced 5-7 3-6 in a single hour and 37 minutes within the first reverse singles.

That defeat gave Denmark an unassailable 1-3 lead and pushed India to World Group II.

Prajnesh Gunneswaran then took court docket within the lifeless rubber in opposition to Elmer Moeller and received 6-4 7-6(1) in a single hour and 39 minutes. On Friday, Nagal had erased a one-set deficit to pip August Holmgren 4-6 6-3 6-4 in two hours and 27 minutes to make it 1-1 after Bhambri misplaced the opening singles 2-6 2-6 to the rising teen sensation Rune.

Bhambri has give up singles and now performs solely doubles on tour.

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