Davis Cup: India defeated Switzerland 3-1 in World Group 1 thanks to Nagal and Suresh

Bial, September 13 (IANS). India made history in the Davis Cup by defeating Switzerland 3-1 in the first round of World Group 1 in Swiss Tennis arena on Saturday. The Indian team has won a European country in Europe for the first time since 1993. Top singer Sumit Nagal on Saturday secured the victory of India in the World Group 1 phase by defeating Henry Burnett 6-1, 6-3 in a singles in the Swiss tennis arena in Biel, Switzerland. In addition, the current Indian team has repeated the performance of Leander Paes and Ramesh Krishnan’s team that defeated France 3-2 in the quarterfinals. India has now reached the World Group qualifier, but with this result, the Switzerland Davis Cup 2026 reached the World Group 1 play-off game. The Indian team created a different history as it could not win in the World Group 1 games since a change in the Davis Cup format in 2019. India was in three occasions 1966, 1974 and 1987. Dakshineswar Suresh made a brilliant debut in the first match on Friday to defeat Jerome Kim 7-6 (5), 6-3. Nagal ended an impressive day for the visiting team when he defeated India 8-3, 7-6 (1) in the second game of the day to give India a 2-0 lead after the initial singles. However, the hosts won by winning the male doubles match. Jacob Paul and Dominic goalkeeper N. Sriram Balaji and Ritwik Chaudhary defeated Bolipalli in a difficult match. He returned after chasing a set, winning 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-5 and scored 1-2. Indian tennis players started well and made the first set after a tape break. However, they lost the next set after the service broke in the 10th game of the second set. N. In the third set. Shriram Balaji and Ritwik Bolipalli broke the Swiss service in the third game, but lost within two hours and 21 minutes after losing the service in the sixth and 12th match. She hopes to make a complete return in this match was dependent on the singles between Nagal and Henry Burnett and the Indian player did not give him much opportunities. Sumit Nagal easily defeated 18 -year -Swiss tennis player. Three times in the first set and once in the second set, they broke their service and won the match 6-1, 6-3 and won in favor of India. The 13 teams winning in the World Group 1 matches will take part in the 2026 Davis Cup qualifier. Lost teams will compete in 2026 World Group 1 playoffs. -Ians pack/ share these story tags