India Sumit Nagal, Center and Employees celebrate their victory after the third single of the Davis Cup World Group and Round (Peter Schneider/Keystone via AP) India ensured a historical place in the qualifications of the Davis Cup after Sumit Nagal defeated young Henry Bernet in the first back single, which led to victory 3-1 over Switzerland in the world group and Saturday.The day began by Sriram Balaji and Rithvik Bollipalli suffered a narrow double-fight defeat against Jakub Paul and Dominic Stricker, with a score of 7-6 (3) 4-6 5-7 in a match lasting two hours and 26 minutes.The Swiss team made a strategic change by making the Jerome Kym junior Australian Open champion for the key fourth rubber against Nagal, which the Indian convincingly won with a score of 6-1 6-3.India entered the day with the leadership of 2-0 after impressive singles from Nagal and Novice Dhakshineshwar Suresh on Friday.This victory means the first Indian triumph over the European team in the gone of a tie since their victory against France in the 1993 quarterfinals, led by Leander Paes and Ramesh Kršnan.
The previous European success in India came up against Denmark in a domestic tie played on grass courts in Delhi in 2022.The first round of the Davis Cup qualifiers is scheduled for January 2026.Bernet’s aggressive style of play has led to numerous unforced errors that worked for the benefit of the Indian player.“That means a lot. It’s been some time we’ve won in Europe. We worked very hard to be here. We’re pressing, I’m very happy with the victory,” Nagal said.“The doubles were hard, the tennis level was very high from both teams. I sweat more on the sidelines than playing this match. Young people are always difficult, you don’t know what’s coming to you.”It was Nagal’s return to the Davis Cup competition since his last performance against Morocco in September 2023 and his presence proved to be influential.The victory is the first significant success of Captain Rohit Rajpal since the receipt of Mahesh Bhupathi in 2019, which is particularly remarkable for winning foreign land.Eighteen -year -old Bernet began slowly and lost his service in the opening game, but later showed a promise when his one -handed backhand produced an impressive corner winner.Nagal gained a key point in the turning point when Bernet couldn’t make half of the salvo on 30, while approaching the net, giving the Indian player an advantage of 4-1.The first set ended with Bernet made a double set for a set -point that came after Forehand error.Nagal retained his dynamics in the second set, secured an early break and maintained the advantage until the victory was closed by Bernet’s return for a long time.In an earlier match, the doubles and Stricker doubles showed an excellent serving skills at first and held their portions without scoring.The Indians questioned Paul’s portion, but the Swiss player managed to hold after the deception.The Indian couple scored three points of breaks on Stricker’s sixth game and transformed the third opportunity when Stricker hit the net after the extended basic rally with Balaji.The Swiss team recovered by merging for the first set, earning a Forehand return error at Balaji.Tiebreaker remained close to 3-3 before Paul’s consecutive errors gave India an advantage.The second set remained competitive with the level of both teams on 4-4 after browsing demanding moments.Despite the opportunities, including the decisive chance of a breakthrough at the 30th break in the ninth game, Balaji could not earn them.The teams joined the intensive game for six and the lessons that Paul eventually won when Balaji’s return took a long time.Bollipalli lost his service in the next game and equalized the match in one set.The premature break put India in a favorable position, but Bollipalli faced pressure and needed three aces at the points of deduction to serve.Stricker earned the opportunity to break with the winner of the service to Balaji’s portion, which was transferred after a double failure.The match was closed when the Bollipalli, who served to stay in rivalry, began with a double mistake and Backhand’s mistake, followed by Paul’s winner Forehand, who set three match points, with a victory secured at Bollipalli’s turn.
