Russia leads India 2-0 in Davis Cup

MOSCOW (AP) -Igor Kunitsyn and Mikhail Youzhny won to give Russia a 2-0 lead over India in the first round of the Davis Cup World Group.

Kunitsyn won 6-7 (6), 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-4 Friday over Somdev Devvarman in the opening singles. Youzhny won 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 against Rohan Bopanna.

Kunitsyn replaced Igor Andreev, who injured his left knee during practice on Thursday. Andreev was called up to play for the injured Nikolay Davydenko.

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Russia has not lost at home since the 1995 final, when Pete Sampras won all three of his matches to lead the United States to victory. Since then, the Russians have won 16 straight.

India has reached the final three times but has yet to win a title. The team is back in the World Group for the first time since 1998.

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