India banks on Sriram Balaji and Ramkumar Ramanathan against Sweden

Kicking issues off: Elias Ymer and Sriram Balaji will open the Davis Cup World Group tie between Sweden and India in Stockholm on Saturday. | Photograph: Particular Association

Olympian Sriram Balaji will open the marketing campaign for India in opposition to the 238th ranked Elias Ymer within the Davis Cup World Group-1 tennis encounter in opposition to Sweden on the indoor laborious courts on the Royal Tennis Corridor in Stockholm on Saturday.

The Indian staff opted to depend on Balaji and Ramkumar Ramanathan for the primary day’s play after they put India within the driver’s seat on the best way to the 4-0 victory in opposition to Pakistan within the World Group play-off earlier in Islamabad.

Captain Rohit Rajpal already hinted at repeating the gamers in singles and doubles, after watching the gamers in coaching. The staff will depend upon Balaji and Ramkumar to shoulder the doubles rubber in opposition to Filip Bergevi and Andre Goransson.

Ramkumar will play No. 2 Swede Leo Borg within the second singles on the opening day.

Within the 5 ties over time, Sweden has by no means misplaced to India. The truth is, India has managed to win solely two rubbers in all.

Relying on the outcomes of the opening day, the captain can have the choice of adjusting gamers for the reverse singles.

Whereas the 28-year-old Ymer, ranked 238 in the intervening time, had a career-best rank of 105, Ramkumar additionally had loved a career-best rank of 111 in 2018.

Borg reached a career-best rank of 334 earlier than slipping to his present standing of 603. The 21-year-old could also be extra acquainted because the son of the legendary Bjorn Borg, however Leo himself has a robust basis, having been ranked No.12 on this planet as a junior.

In entrance of the house followers, the Swedes are anticipated to be competing like tigers within the den, within the indoor enviornment.

The matches on the primary day are scheduled to begin from 5.30 p.m. IST, whereas the second day’s play, which is able to characteristic the doubles adopted by the 2 reverse singles matches, will begin at 3.30 p.m. IST.

Sony Sports activities will broadcast the matches dwell for the Indian viewers.

The draw: September 14: Elias Ymer vs Sriram Balaji; Leo Borg vs Ramkumar Ramanathan.

September 15: Filip Bergevi & Andre Goransson vs Balaji & Ramkumar; Ymer vs Ramkumar, Borg vs Balaji.