Sports ? Japan leads South Korea 2-1 in Davis Cup

Sports Apr. 06, 2013 - 04:59PM JST ( )

TOKYO ?

Nam Ji-Sung and Lim Yong-Kyu pulled one back in the doubles for South Korea as Japan led 2-1 in the Davis Cup tennis Asia/Oceania zone Group I second round tie on Saturday.

The Korean duo raced to a 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 win over Go Soeda and Yasutaka Uchiyama in the third match of the best-of-five contest.

On Friday, Japan?s Tatsuma Ito coasted to a straightforward 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 win over up-and-coming Jeong Suk-Young in the opening rubber, while Soeda had to come back from two sets down to beat Cho Min-Hyeok 5-7, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.

Sunday will see the two reverse singles matches, vying for a place in the play-off for the World Group in September.

? 2013 AFP

Source: http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/japan-leads-south-korea-2-1-in-davis-cup

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