Davis Cup, India vs Canada: Ramkumar Ramanathan wins, Yuki Bhambri loses

India's Ramkumar Ramanathan returns to Canada's Brayden Schnur during a Davis Cup tennis match in Edmonton, Alberta, Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) (AP)

Updated on: Sept 16, 2017 1:17 PM IST

Sports

Share via

• 
• 
• 

Copy link

• 

1/10

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Sept 16, 2017 1:17 PM

India's Ramkumar Ramanathan returns to Canada's Brayden Schnur during a Davis Cup tennis match in Edmonton, Alberta, Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) (AP)

2/10

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Sept 16, 2017 1:17 PM

Ramkumar Ramanathan faced Brayden Schnur in the first match of the Davis Cup World Group Play-off tie between India and Canada. (AP)

3/10

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Sept 16, 2017 1:17 PM

Brayden Schnur was the underdog vs Ramkumar Ramanathan but he still won the first set 7-5. (AP)

4/10

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Sept 16, 2017 1:17 PM

Ramkumar Ramanathan came back and won the second set via tiebreak. (AP)

5/10

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Sept 16, 2017 1:17 PM

Ramkumar Ramanathan eventually won the game 5-7, 7-6(4), 7-5, 7-5 to hand India a 1-0 lead in the tie. (AP)

6/10

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Sept 16, 2017 1:17 PM

Denis Shapovalov, Canada’s highest ranked player, then took on Yuki Bhambri in the second match of the tie. Shapovalov won the first two sets of the match. (AP)

7/10

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Sept 16, 2017 1:17 PM

However, Yuki Bhambri fought back and won the next two sets to take the game to a fifth and final set. (AP)

8/10

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Sept 16, 2017 1:17 PM

It was Denis Shapovalov who emerged victorious in the deciding set. (AP)

9/10

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Sept 16, 2017 1:17 PM

Denis Shapovalov is congratulated by Yuki Bhambri after his 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-7(8), 4-6, 6-1 win. (AP)

10/10

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Sept 16, 2017 1:17 PM

India will now bank on Rohan Bopanna (R) to come through when he and Purav Raja (not pictured) take on Vasiv Pospisil and Daniel Nestor in doubles action on Sunday. (PTI)