[Zirconek]

World Group, Play-offs 2008

Romania d. India 4-1
Romania remains in World Group 2009.
India remains in Asia/Oceania Group I 2009.

Venue: Clubul Sportiv Progresul, Bucuresti
Stadium Capacity: 4800
Dates: 19 September - 21 September 2008
Day 1: 1200 hrs 0900 hrs GMT)
Day 2: 1400 hrs (1100 hrs GMT)
Day 3: 1200 hrs 0900 hrs GMT)
Surface: Clay (Red Clay) - Outdoors
Ball Type: Dunlop Fort All Court


Romania
Victor Hanescu
Victor Crivoi
Adrian Cruciat
Horia Tecau
Captain: Florin Segarceanu


India
Prakash Amritraj
Somdev Devvarman
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
Captain: Shiv Prakash Misra

R1 - V.CRIVOI (ROU) def. P.AMRITRAJ (IND)
7-5 5-7 6-2 6-2
R2 - V.HANESCU (ROU) def. S.DEVVARMAN (IND)
6-3 6-1 6-0
R3 - M.BHUPATHI / L.PAES (IND) def. A.CRUCIAT / H.TECAU (ROU)
6-4 7-6(0) 6-4
R4 - V.HANESCU (ROU) def. P.AMRITRAJ (IND)
6-2 6-3 6-1
R5 - V.CRIVOI (ROU) def. S.DEVVARMAN (IND)
4-6 7-5 6-3



Tie details: http://www.daviscup.com/ties/tie.asp?tie=100010752


Head to head: Romania leads India 2-1
Last meeting: 1971: Romania d. India 4-1, in India, Inter-Zonal 1st round
new head to head: Romania leads India 3-1

[smucav]

The ITF has announced the team nominations for the 2008 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Semifinals, World Group Play-offs and 8 Zonal ties to be played on 19-21 September. The zonal ties consist of the four Group I Second Round relegation play-offs, the losers of which will be relegated to Group II in 2009 and the four Group II Third Round ties, the winners of which will promoted to Group I in 2009.

Live scoring for all World Group Semifinal and Playoff ties will be available on the Davis Cup website throughout the weekend.

WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS
Winners advance to World Group in 2009

ROMANIA v INDIA
Venue: Clubul Sportiv Progresul, Bucuresti (clay-outdoors)

Romania
Victor Hanescu
Victor Crivoi
Adrian Cruciat**
Horia Tecau
Captain: Florin Segarceanu

**awaiting confirmation of eligibility

India
Prakash Amritraj
Somdev Devvarman
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
Captain: Shiv Prakash Misra

[PereRibaFan]

Good luck to the Indian team

I wanna see them back in the World Group after 10 years.

[saniapower]

Good luck to team India

[Labamba]

Friday
Victor Crivoi (ROU) v Prakash Amritraj (IND)
Victor Hanescu (ROU) v Somdev Devvarman (IND)

Saturday
Adrian Cruciat/Victor Hanescu (ROU) v Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes (IND)

Sunday
Victor Hanescu (ROU) v Prakash Amritraj (IND)
Victor Crivoi (ROU) v Somdev Devvarman (IND)

[Labamba]

India needs a point on day 1...if they get it, their chances are good

[PereRibaFan]

Come on Prakash, Somdev, Mahesh & Leander!

You can do it

[PereRibaFan]

Is it raining in Bucharest?

Livescore is not working...

[jonathancrane]

It's working now
5-5 first set

[posteni]

Livescore working on DC WS -
Crivoi - Armitraj 55 ad-40*

[PereRibaFan]

Crivoi breaks on his 5th opportunity and will serve for the set at 6-5

Edit: Crivoi wins the 1st set (7-5)

Fight, Prakash!

[CoolMarker]

livestream?

[PereRibaFan]

Originally Posted by CoolMarker

livestream?

http://www.frt.ro/

Here says "Camera live" but does not work for me. I guess it only works in Romania

Prakash 5-7, *3-5

We've to believe in Somdev

[PereRibaFan]

Prakash gets the break 5-5 right now

He saved one SP at *3-5

[PereRibaFan]

Prakash 5-7, 7-5, *0-0

Four games in a row for the Indian