The record
Written from the 2 reports below. Nothing here is unsourced.
- India faces South Korea in the Davis Cup Qualifier second-round tie starting Friday in Seoul, with the winning team earning a spot in the final eight.
- Dakshineswar Suresh, the 26-year-old who won all three of his matches in India's 3-2 win over the Netherlands in February, is set to play the first singles against South Korea's top player Soonwoo Kwon.
- Suresh is ranked 367th in the world, while Kwon is ranked 150th and has won three Challenger titles this season after completing mandatory military service.
- In the second singles, India's top player Sumit Nagal faces the experienced Hyeon Chung, a former world number 19 who beat Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic at the 2018 Australian Open.
- The tie matters because the winner secures a place in the Davis Cup final eight.
What to watch next
- Whether Dakshineswar Suresh can handle Soonwoo Kwon on a low-bouncing court in the first singles.
- How Sumit Nagal fares against the experienced Hyeon Chung in the second singles.
- The doubles and reverse singles on Saturday if the opening day ends 1-1.
What changed2
Every report on this story, newest first. Times are when each outlet published.
Prajavani[1]
ಡೇವಿಸ್ ಕಪ್: ಕೊರಿಯಾಕ್ಕೆ ಮುನ್ನಡೆPrajavani[2]
ಡೇವಿಸ್ ಕಪ್: ದಕ್ಷಿಣೇಶ್ವರ್ ಮೇಲೆ ಭಾರತದ ಭರವಸೆ
Why it matters4
Who is affected first and what likely follows, with a direction and a horizon. Extracted from the reports, never invented.
- India Davis Cup Team day one deficit· immediate
- India's second-round qualification hopes advancement at risk· days
- South Korea Davis Cup Team tie lead· immediate
- Dakshineswar Suresh performance pressure· immediate
Coverage1
2 reports
Indian-language2
All filed from IndiaSingle origin
Named India · South Korea · India Davis Cup Team · Seoul · Chung Hyeon · Dakshineswar Suresh · Hyeon Chung · Kwon Soon-woo · Leander Paes · Mahesh Bhupathi · Niki Poonacha · N. Sriram Balaji · Soonwoo Kwon
The 2 reports are listed beside the record.
Ask this story
Answers cite the reports above, or say they can't.