In the Davis cup tennis tournament in Channai , Somdev Devburman will play the first reverse singles against world number 27 Thomaz Bellucci and Rohan Bopanna will take on 75th-ranked Ricardo Mello today. Bopanna and Somdev will have to win both the reverse singles if India are to advance to the World Group. All India Radio will broadcast a live commentary on today's matches. The commentary can be heard from 1130 hours onwards. Earliar,Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi recorded their 24th consecutive Davis Cup doubles win. On the second day of the World Group play-off tie against Brazil, the duo prevailed over the combination of Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares in straight sets 6-4, 7-6, 6-1 in Chennai yesterday. The victory has kept India afloat in the Tie. The hosts now trail 1-2 in the five-match Tie. On Friday, India lost both the closely contested Opening Singles matches.
News On AIR | September 19, 2010 11:32 AM
Davis Cup: Somedev Devburman to play first reverse singles