India beat Japan 3-0, reach World Group Playoff

Agencies Posted: Apr 12, 2008 at 1353 hrs
New Delhi, April 12: Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi put behind personal differences to win the doubles tie against Japan and guide India to the Davis Cup World Group Playoff on Saturday.

The 'Indian Express' pair beat Satoshi Iwabuchi and Takao Suzuki 7-6 (2) 3-6 6-3, 6-4 to complete a 3-0 win.

On Friday, Rohan Bopanna and Prakash Amritraj won both the singles matches to put the host 2-0 ahead.