Davis Cup 2023 tennis:

India vs Morocco

schedule

September 16, Saturday

• First singles – Sasikumar Mukund (India) vs Yassine Dlimi (Morocco) – 2:00 PM onwards
• Second singles – Sumit Nagal (India) vs Adam Moundir (Morocco) – follows after first singles.

September 17, Sunday

• Doubles- Rohan Bopanna/Yuki Bhmabri (India) vs Elliot Benchetrit\Younes Lalami Laaroussi (Morocco) – 1:00 PM
• Reverse singles – Sumit Nagal (India) vs Yassine Dlimi (Morocco) – starts after the doubles match.
• Reverse singles – Sasikumar Mukund (India) vs Adam Moundir (Morocco) – starts after previous match.

The India tennis team will face off against Morocco in a Davis Cup 2023 World Group II tie from September 16 to 17 in Lucknow.

World Group II clash to be Rohan Bopanna’s farewell tie

All matches of the India vs Morocco Davis Cup 2023 World Group II tennis tie will be live streamed.

The two-day tie, featuring five matches, will be played at the Vijayant Khand Mini Stadium in Gomti Nagar.

India slipped into the World Group II after losing 3-2 to Denmark in the Davis Cup 2023 World Group I playoffs in February this year. A win against Morocco will propel the Indian team into the playoffs tie, to be held in February next year. It will hand India an opportunity to return to the Davis Cup World Group I.

The India vs Morocco encounter will be significant as it will be veteran tennis player Rohan Bopanna’s last Davis Cup match. The 43-year-old Rohan Bopanna’s Davis Cup career has spanned over two decades since his debut against Australia in 2002. The Indian tennis ace recently became the oldest player to compete in a Grand Slam doubles final at the US Open.

Rohan Bopanna is also currently the top-ranked Indian doubles player in the ATP Rankings at world No. 7. India’s five-member team for the Morocco tie also includes Sumit Nagal,the country’s highest-ranked singles player at world No. 156. Rohit Rajpal will be the non-playing captain.

For the visiting team, Elliot Benchetrit is the best-ranked singles player at world No. 465.

Davis Cup 2023 tennis World Group II tie: Indian team

Players: Sumit Nagal, Sasikumar Mukund, Digvijay Pratap Singh, Yuki Bhambri, Rohan Bopanna

Captain: Rohit Rajpal

Davis Cup 2023 tennis World Group II tie: Moroccan team

Players: Elliot Benchetrit, Yassine Dlimi, Adam Moundir, Walid Ahouda, Younes Lalami Laaroussi

Captain: Mehdi Tahiri

The first day of the India vs Morocco tie will feature two singles matches. Sasikumar Mukund will take the court in the opening encounter for India, followed by Sumit Nagal.

The second day will see the doubles match and the two reverse singles matches. Rohan Bopanna will partner Yuki Bhambri, world No. 65, in the doubles tie. The 31-year-old Bhambri won his first ATP title in Mallorca in June this year.

Elliot Benchetrit, interestingly, is listed to play in the doubles tie against Bopanna and Bhambri on Day 2.