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Paes-Bopanna stunned in Davis Cup tie leaves India relegated
Updated On: 07 April, 2012 07:09 PM IST | | PTI
Uzbek pair of Murad Inoyatov and Denis Istomin stunned Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna in the key doubles tie on Saturday to help their country take an unassailable 3-0 lead against India in their Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group I tie.
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India were relegated to Asia Oceania Group II in Davis Cup after the seasoned doubles pair of Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna lost the doubles rubber, giving Uzbekistan an unassailable 3-0 lead in the Group I tie on Saturday.
The Indians fought hard before going down 6(4)-7, 4-6, 6-3, 3-6 to Denis Istomin and Farrukh Dustov in a must-win encounter at the Sport Complex Pahlavon.
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The Indian team was banking heavily on Paes and Bopanna to pull one back in order to keep Sunday's reverse singles matches consequential, after rookies Sanam Singh and Yuki Bhambri lost their respective singles matches on Friday.
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Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna lost u00a0the doubles rubber, giving Uzbekistan an unassailable 3-0 lead in the Group I tie on Saturday. Pic/AFP
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