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Lee-Hesh seal India's place in Davis Cup World Group
Published on Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 16:03, Updated at Sat, Apr 12, 2008 in 
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INDIAN EXPRESS: India have qualified for a play-off to be part of the prestigious world group.
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New Delhi: Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have taken India to an unassailable 3-0 lead over Japan in their Davis Cup tie in Delhi.
The former World No. 1 Indian pair beat the Japanese pair of Suzuki and Iwabuchi 7-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in four hard fought sets.
With this win, India have qualified for a play-off to be part of the prestigious world group. It will be the first time that India has reached as far since 2005.
India had taken a 2-0 lead on Friday when Rohan Bopanna and Prakash Amritraj had won their singles matches. The reverse singles on Sunday are now irrelevant.
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