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Leander Paes lauds Czech player after doubles defeat in Davis Cup
Leander Paes lauds Czech player after doubles defeat in Davis Cup
New Delhi, Sep 20 (ANI): Indian tennis star Leander Paes lauded 20-year-old Adam Pavlasek after suffering defeat along with his partner Rohan Bopanna in the doubles rubber against Czech Republic's pair of Pavlasek and Radek Stepanek on the ongoing Davis Cup. The Indian team under Paes and Bopanna suffered a rare doubles defeat in the Davis Cup as Pavlasek and Stepanek gave Czech Republic a 2-1 lead over India in the World Group play-off tie. Paes hailed the Czech players at a news conference in New Delhi after the match. It was Paes' second defeat in a Davis Cup doubles in the last 15 years. The last defeat had also come with Bopanna against Uzbekistan in an away tie in 2012. Paes said that he and Bopanna took the defeat on the chin and that he has complete belief in his partner. Both Paes and Bopanna accepted that they lost points at crucial moments and failed to break serve when needed. Bopanna, world number 13 in doubles rankings, said that he could have played better.
New Delhi, Sep 20 (ANI): Indian tennis star Leander Paes lauded 20-year-old Adam Pavlasek after suffering defeat along with his partner Rohan Bopanna in the doubles rubber against Czech Republic's pair of Pavlasek and Radek Stepanek on the ongoing Davis Cup. The Indian team under Paes and Bopanna suffered a rare doubles defeat in the Davis Cup as Pavlasek and Stepanek gave Czech Republic a 2-1 lead over India in the World Group play-off tie. Paes hailed the Czech players at a news conference in New Delhi after the match. It was Paes' second defeat in a Davis Cup doubles in the last 15 years. The last defeat had also come with Bopanna against Uzbekistan in an away tie in 2012. Paes said that he and Bopanna took the defeat on the chin and that he has complete belief in his partner. Both Paes and Bopanna accepted that they lost points at crucial moments and failed to break serve when needed. Bopanna, world number 13 in doubles rankings, said that he could have played better.