New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) India made a dominant start in their Davis Cup 2025 World Group I playoffs against Togo, with Mukund Sasikumar and Ramkumar Ramanathan securing comfortable victories in their respective singles rubbers at the DLTA Complex here on Saturday.
Mukund Sasikumar dispatched Liova Ajavon 6-2, 6-1, while Ramkumar Ramanathan breezed past Thomas Setodji 6-0, 6-2, handing India a commanding 2-0 lead ahead of the second day of the five-match tie on Sunday.
Opening the proceedings, Mukund, ranked 365th in the ATP rankings, overcame a nervy start against Ajavon. He saved a break point in the third game before gaining momentum to break his opponent in the next. He then extended his lead to 4-1 and secured another break in the eighth game to clinch the first set.