🇮🇳 Dhakshineswar Suresh put up a valiant fight but fell to former World No. 52 🇰🇷 Soonwoo Kwon in the opening rubber of India’s Davis Cup tie against South Korea.

DK started strongly, taking the first set 6-3, but Kwon fought back to win the next two sets 6-3, 6-4 and seal a hard-fought victory on home soil.

The defeat marks the first loss of DK Suresh’s Davis Cup career, after he had previously won three singles rubbers and one doubles rubber.

Rubber 1

🇮🇳 Dhakshineswar Suresh (ATP 367) lost to 🇰🇷 Soonwoo Kwon (ATP 157)
6-3, 3-6, 4-6

With Kwon’s comeback win, South Korea take a 1-0 lead in the Davis Cup tie.

🇮🇳 INDIA 0-1 SOUTH KOREA 🇰🇷