Davis Cup: India get easy draw, to clash with Finland in September

It's an easy draw for India since none of Finland's singles player feature in top-100. Emil Ruusuvuori, ranked 101, is their best player while others are not even in top-400.

New Delhi: In a rather easy draw, India are set to play Finland in their Davis Cup World Group I tie in September. Earlier, India had succumbed to 1-3 loss to Croatia in the Davis Cup Qualifiers while Finland beat Mexico 3-2 in World Group Play-offs.

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It's an easy draw for India since none of Finland's singles player feature in top-100. Emil Ruusuvuori, ranked 101, is their best player while others are not even in top-400.

India get easy draw, to clash with Finland in September.

Henri Kontinen is ranked 30 in the ATP doubles chart.

"Yes, it's a favourable draw for us. But in Davis Cup World Group, no team is easy. We have enough time to prepare, I am sure will qualify for next stage," India captain Rohit Rajpal is quoted as saying.

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The winner of the tie, scheduled for 18-19/19-20 September will advance to the Davis Cup Qualifiers.