Indian boys lose third match

NEW DELHI, AUG. 25. The Indian boys lost their third successive match, against host Czech Republic, in the World Junior (under- 14) tennis final in Prostejov.

Tushar Liberhan and Karan Rastogi were on the verge of winning a face-saving doubles match but lost a three-setter 5-7 in the third set after winning the first set in the tie-breaker.

The second best team in the Asia-Oceania zone, India will take on South Africa in its last group `II' encounter, in the 20-nation competition.

The results:

Boys group `II': Czech Republic bt India 3-0 (Jan Langer bt Tushar Liberhan 7-5, 6-3; Tomas Piskacek bt Karan Rastogi 6-4, 6- 1; Jan Langer and Tomas Piskacek bt Tushar Liberhan and Karan Rastogi 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 7-5.

Spain bt South Africa 3-0 (Marcel Granollers bt Christian Coetzee 6-1, 6-2; Rafael Nadal bt David North 6-1, 6-2; Rafael Nadal and Bartolome Salva bt Christian Coetzee and David NOrth 7-5, 6-0).

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