India lost to Romania very badly i.e 4-1 in the Davis Cup playoffs in Bucharest. On a surface that they were hardly comfortable with, Indians even before the play started had very little chance of beating the Romanians. The sole consolation were provided by the Lee-Hesh duo who won their doubles tie with Prakash Amritraj and Somdev losing heavily.
So India will come back to the Asia-Oceania group, where they will fight out to reach the world group.
India meet the Romanians in the play offs for the Davis Cup in Bucharest. Prakash Amritraj and Somdev will represent India in the Singles while Lee – Hesh combine will play the doubles. The Romanians head India 2-1 in one to one’s.
Leander Paes seems to be turning the heat on Mahesh Bhupati. He called his teaming up with Mahesh Bhupati for the doubles are the worst decision in his career. He further goes on to say that he sacrificed his singles career so that he could concentrate on doubles. According to Paes, he was at his prime during the late 1990’s during which his ranking had gone up to 78. He had even beaten the likes of Pete Sampras and other top ranked players.
However Paes seems to have forgotten that Mahesh Bhupati and himself complemented each other perfectly. They went on to become the number 1 doubles players in the world, a ranking which I doubt Leander would have ever achieved if he had stuck to singles. This duo popularly known as Lee and Hesh during their playing days, surely made an impact at the Tennis Scene in India. So much so there was a renewed interest in the game after the heroics of Ramesh Krishnan, Vijay Amritraj were long gone into oblivion.
It is time that Lee and Hesh sink in their differences and play as a team. They dont have to like each other to play together. All they need to realise is that they have to play to win and to play together to achieve that goal.
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