Sasikumar Mukund Cruises To Victory, Puts India 1-0 Up In Davis Cup vs Togo

On Saturday, all those doubts were put to rest.

India made a strong start to their Davis Cup 2025 campaign, taking a 2-0 lead over the western African nation on the opening day of the World Group I playoff with Mukund Sasikumar and Ramkumar Ramanathan putting in commanding performances to win their respective singles rubbers, taking India to the cusp of winning the best-of-five tie.

Mukund secured a big victory over Liova Ajavon in the opening rubber, setting the tone for India’s campaign before Ramkumar doubled India’s advantage with another dominant win over Thomas Setodji, much to the delight of the Indian fans who waved the tricolour and roared their support for every point won, creating an atmosphere that fuelled the Indian players’ performances.

The opening set began on a positive note for Mukund, who claimed the first game with confidence before Ajavon responded by levelling the score to build a tense contest early on. The momentum shifted in Mukund’s favour during the third game when he averted a break of serve before decisively breaking Ajavon’s serve. Despite Ajavon’s fierce attempts to regain control in the fifth game, Mukund maintained composure, eventually winning the set 6-2.