MOSCOW: Substitute Igor Kunitsyn rallied to exhausted Somdev Devvarman 6-7 (6), 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-4 in the aperture singles on Friday to accord Russia a 1-0 advance over India in their Davis Cup World Group first-round contest.Kunitsyn replaced Igor Andreev, who afflicted his larboard knee during convenance backward Thursday. Andreev had been alleged in to comedy for the afflicted Nikolay Davydenko, Russia's top player.
The 13th-ranked Mikhail Youzhny was appointed to booty on India's Rohan Bopanna in the additional singles match.A doubles bout is appointed for Saturday with the about-face singles to blanket up on Sunday.The champ will comedy either Argentina or Sweden in the quarterfinals on July 9-11.
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