PHOTO: SANDEEP SAXENANagal runs out of steam against Marc Lopez; Ferrer steamrollers RamkumarSpain gave India a window to salvage some pride, but the hosts could not capitalise on the chance and went down 5-0 in the Davis Cup World Group play-off at the RK Khanna Stadium here on Sunday. With Spain sealing the tie on on Saturday, the dead rubbers were restricted to best-of-three sets. The experience should help Ramkumar who has been playing practically non-stop since India’s Davis Cup match against South Korea in Chandigarh. Earlier, Nagal missed out on a golden chance to make a winning debut in Davis Cup, pitted against doubles specialist Marc Lopez, who does not even have a singles ranking. “Marc Lopez played four intense sets yesterday.

Source: The Hindu September 18, 2016 21:56 UTC