Davis Cup 2024: India drawn to face Sweden in away tie in September

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India were drawn against Sweden in an away tie in Davis Cup 2024 World Group I tie in September after beating Pakistan 4-0 in the play-offs in Islamabad last week. Sweden, on the other hand, lost to Brazil 3-1 in the first round of qualifiers.

It will be the sixth time the two nations will face off in the Davis Cup with no wins for India. The last time India competed against Sweden was in 2005 when India hosted them in Delhi and lost 1-3.

Sweden have a very talented Elias Ymer, who is ranked 160, in their ranks. India have higher-ranked Sumit Nagal (121) and if he is available, it will be an interesting tie. India captain Rohit Rajpal seemed happy with the draw, considering that they could have been drawn against Novak Djokovic-led Serbia.

"The away ties are tough because surface choice is with the home team. It will depend on what surface they choose to play on. We could have drawn tougher teams and now we have to make full use of this draw," Rajpal told PTI.

Ymer and his brother Mikael (189) feature in top-200 and are followed by Dragos Nicolae Madaras (256), Karl Frieberg and Leo Borg. They have a top-100 doubles player in Andre Goransson (67).

India have five players in doubles top-100, led by world number one Rohan Bopanna, who though does not play Davis Cup anymore. He is followed by Yuki Bhambri (60), N Sriram Balaji (78), Vijay Sundar Prashanth (80) and Anirudh Chandrasekar (90).

-With inputs from PTI