{"id":55998,"date":"2024-02-03T23:13:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T23:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/dominant-india-take-2-0-lead-over-pakistan-in-davis-cup-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-02-03T23:13:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T23:13:18","slug":"dominant-india-take-2-0-lead-over-pakistan-in-davis-cup-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/dominant-india-take-2-0-lead-over-pakistan-in-davis-cup-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominant India take 2-0 lead over Pakistan in Davis Cup | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nISLAMABAD:
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India won both Davis Cup<\/a> singles matches against Pakistan in Islamabad on Saturday, dominating the first matches between the arch-rivals in Pakistan for 60 years.<\/strong><\/p>\n

India were forced<\/a> to send a squad to Pakistan for the first time since 1964 after the International Tennis Federation rejected their request to shift the tie to a neutral venue on security grounds.<\/p>\n

The last Davis Cup tie between the two countries <\/a>was played in Kazakhstan in 2019, with India enjoying a 7-0 record against Pakistan in all Davis Cup ties.<\/p>\n

Sports matches between Pakistan and India are rare, because of decades of hostility.<\/p>\n

In the Group 1 play-off first-round tie, India’s singles expert Ramkumar Ramanathan beat Pakistan’s veteran Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 6-7, 7-6, 6-0 in two hours.<\/p>\n

Qureshi, 43, injured his hamstring in the second set and could not put up a fight in the third.<\/p>\n

India’s Sriram Balaji had the better of Aqeel Khan by 7-5, 6-3 in an hour and 15 minutes.<\/p>\n

The doubles and reverse singles will be played on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Result: Ramkumar Ramanathan (India) beat Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (Pakistan) 6-7, 7-6, 6-0<\/p>\n

Sriram Balaji (India) beat Aqeel Khan 7-5, 6-3<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: India won both Davis Cup singles matches against Pakistan in Islamabad on Saturday, dominating the first matches between the arch-rivals in Pakistan for 60 years. 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