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Davis Cup champs meet Indian sports minister after world group spot.
Tennis sensation Somdev Devvarman who put the country back into the Davis Cup top tier World Group in South Africa and Yuki Bhambri meet Indian Sports Minister M.S. Gill at New Delhi.
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NEW DELHI, INDIA (SEPTEMBER 22, 2009) (ANI-ACCESS ALL)
1.PLAQUE OUTSIDE THE OFFICE OF INDIA'S SPORTS MINISTER M.S. GILL
2. TENNIS PLAYER YUKI BHAMBRI MEETING GILL; SHAKING HANDS
3. SOMDEV DEVVARMAN WHO LED INDIA TO THE WORLD GROUP AT THE DAVIS CUP, EETING GILL. SOMDEV SHAKING HANDS WITH GILL
5. GILL POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS WITH THE TENNIS TEAM
6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) M.S GILL, INDIAN SPORTS MINISTER, SAYING: "I'm simply delighted that they have won. We now have what I see, a new Team India, a young Team India, in tennis and they will serve India very well for many years to come."
7. GILL IN MEETING WITH THE TEAM MEMBERS
8. GILL
9. MEETING IN PROGRESS
10. TENNIS TEAM MEMBERS
11. (SOUNDBITE) SOMDEV DEVVARMAN, TENNIS PLAYER, SAYING: "I was obviously a little bit nervous going into the match but it was one of those things you know, once you get your feet a little wet, once you play for a little bit, your nervousness goes away and you get used to it. And then you get absorbed in the moment, trying to do your best."
12. DEVVARMAN LEAVING
STORY: After their resounding victory over South Africa to put India back into the Davis Cup top tier World Group, tennis sensation Somdev Devvarman met federal Sports Minister M.S. Gill on Tuesday (September 22).
Devvarman and other tennis player Yuki Bhambri met Gill along with other team members at New Delhi.
Devvarman came back from two sets down to beat Rik de Voest 3-6 6-7 7-6 6-2 6-4 in four hours and 38 minutes in the first reverse singles to give India a winning 3-1 lead over South Africa in the World Group play-off in Johannesburg.
Junior Australian champion Yuki Bhambri wrapped up the tie by beating Izak van der Merwe 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the final dead rubber.
India, who last played in the World Group in 1998, had advanced to the play-off after Australia forfeited their Asia-Oceania tie in Chennai, citing security concerns despite the International Tennis Federation determining the venue was safe.
Hailing the success of both the players, Gill said, India now had hope in this new young Team India.
"I'm simply delighted that they have won. We now have what I see, a new Team India, a young Team India, in tennis and they will serve India very well for many years to come," said Gill.
Recalling his pre-match jitters, Devvarman said, "I was obviously a little bit nervous going into the match but it was one of those things you know, once you get your feet a little wet, once you play for a little bit, your nervousness goes away and you get used to it. And then you get absorbed in the moment, trying to do your best."
World number 133 Devvarman, who made it to the second round of the U.S. Open earlier this month, won both his singles matches to lead the team in the absence of the experienced Leander Paes, who missed the tie with injury.
Devvarman, runner-up in the ATP event in his hometown tournament in Chennai in January, is seen to be leading resurgence in Indian men's tennis that has been seeking their next singles saviour for some time.
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