<p> Devvarman led 3-1 before De Voest stormed back and won five games on the trot to take the opening set. In the second set, Somdev jumped to a 4-1 lead before De Voest clawed his way back and forced a tiebreaker but the Indian held his nerve to push the match to deciding set. <br /><br />Somdev, then, shifted into overdrive and clinched the third set for a place in the semis.<br />Earlier, Somdev and David Martin of United States bowed out of the doubles event after going down 7-6 (7-1), 3-6, 10-12 to Slovakia’s Karol Beck and Israel’s Dudi Sela.<br /><br />India lose again<br /><br />In a disappointing result, India ended at the bottom of Pool A in the Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Group I after losing 1-2 against Thailand in their last league match.<br /><br />It was India’s third consecutive defeat, having lost earlier to China and Uzbekistan.<br />In the first match, Ashwarya Shrivastav went down to Nicha Lertpitaksincha 2-6, 0-6. Sania Mirza levelled the odds at one apiece with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Noppawan Lertcheewakaran but when paired with Rushmi Charavarthi in the deciding doubles tie, they went down 6-3, 0-6, 5-7 to Lertcheewakaran and Lungnadda Wannasuk. <br /><br />India will now take on Chinese Taipei in a must-win clash to remain in Group I.</p>
<p> Devvarman led 3-1 before De Voest stormed back and won five games on the trot to take the opening set. In the second set, Somdev jumped to a 4-1 lead before De Voest clawed his way back and forced a tiebreaker but the Indian held his nerve to push the match to deciding set. <br /><br />Somdev, then, shifted into overdrive and clinched the third set for a place in the semis.<br />Earlier, Somdev and David Martin of United States bowed out of the doubles event after going down 7-6 (7-1), 3-6, 10-12 to Slovakia’s Karol Beck and Israel’s Dudi Sela.<br /><br />India lose again<br /><br />In a disappointing result, India ended at the bottom of Pool A in the Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Group I after losing 1-2 against Thailand in their last league match.<br /><br />It was India’s third consecutive defeat, having lost earlier to China and Uzbekistan.<br />In the first match, Ashwarya Shrivastav went down to Nicha Lertpitaksincha 2-6, 0-6. Sania Mirza levelled the odds at one apiece with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Noppawan Lertcheewakaran but when paired with Rushmi Charavarthi in the deciding doubles tie, they went down 6-3, 0-6, 5-7 to Lertcheewakaran and Lungnadda Wannasuk. <br /><br />India will now take on Chinese Taipei in a must-win clash to remain in Group I.</p>