India's fast growing doubles player Divij Sharan earned himself a chance to win his third title of the year by reaching the summit clash of the ATP Challenger event here with compatriot Purav Raja.

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Vishnu Vardhan registered a comfortable victory over Jose Statham in the second singles to give India a commanding 2-0 lead in the Davis Cup Asia Oceania relegation play-off tie against New Zealand

It turned out to be a tough day for the Indian youngsters against New Zealand as Yuki Bhambri endured a five-set grind to provide the home team with a 1-0 lead while Vishnu Vardhan led his rival by tw

Yuki Bhambri fought back from the brink of defeat to script a stunning five-set win over New Zealand's Daniel King Turner and give India a 1-0 lead in the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group I relegation

It will be the beginning of a new era in Indian tennis when a young Davis Cup team, sans all the proven stars, battles it out against New Zealand to stay in the Asia Oceania Group I here from Friday.

Jan.1: Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri have been handed easy openers for the Chennai Open tennis tournament that begins here at the SDAT Stadium on Monday. In a draw ceremony for the 32-player field