Indian captain Mahesh Bhupathi on Friday ruled that his men failed to seize the opportunities against a much higher-ranked Italy, which raced to a 2-0 lead on the opening day of the Davis Cup Qualifier. Bhupathi admitted that his players were under pressure, something that top singles player Prajnesh Gunneswaran also echoed. Prajnesh, who is enjoying a career-high singles ranking of 102, said he became jittery when he failed to break after being 4-3 up. After winning the debut match in Davis Cup Matteo Berrettini said, “I was dreaming about this as a child. No time to give up now.”For Italy, top-ranked singles player Marco Cecchinato was paired with Simone Bolelli in the doubles.

Source: dna February 01, 2019 12:36 UTC