New Zealand, South Korea all square after day one of Davis Cup tieBARRY HARCOURT/ SOUTHLAND TIMES Rubin Statham recorded a massive win in the first rubber against South Korea in the Davis Cup. New Zealand's Asia Oceania Group 1 Davis Cup relegation tie against South Korea is evenly poised after day one in Gimcheon. Statham had played two five setters against Hong in Davis Cup and knew he would be a difficult opponent. READ MORE* Routliffe feels for Osaka* NZ in hunt for Davis Cup winBut Statham was the better player throughout and he got lucky when Hong missed an easy smash on set point. He broke Venus again in his next service game and then served out the match to level the tie.

Source: Stuff September 14, 2018 09:00 UTC