The Davis Cup tie, New Zealand vs Indonesia, kicked-off at the Perry Arena in Hamilton, New Zealand at 2 pm local time today. In the opening singles rubber, New Zealand number one Dan King-Turner opened with a strong game along with some aces but Indonesian number two player, Sunu Wahyu Trijati fought back with a series of long deuce games each time he served, and held his serve until four games all. Eventually King-Turner then broke and went on to claim the opening set 6-4.
The second set was indeed easier for King-Turner, who took it 6-1, closing the set out with another booming ace. In the third set both players held serve until 4-4, but King-Turner secured the match for New Zealand 6-4, 6-1, 6-4.
A surprise news came as GD Jones was to substitute New Zealand’s number two player Rubin Statham, who apparently woke up with a head cold. Jones, is known as an experienced Davis Cup player, and he will face the Indonesian numero uno, Christopher Rungkat in the second singles rubber of the day.
The remaining schedules
Day Two Schedule – Saturday 11 July 2pm start:
King-Turner/GD Jones v Ayrton Wibowo/ Ketut-Nesa Arta
Day Three Schedule – Sunday 11am start:
King-Turner v Sunu Wahyu Trijati
Followed by
Rubin Statham v Sunu Wahyu Trijati
Photos of Sunu Wahyu Trijati & Dan King-Turner are courtesy of William Booth
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