The UAE remain on course for a promotion to Group III of the Davis Cup’s Asia-Oceania region after their third consecutive win in the Group IV tournament in Bahrain.
The Emiratis, who had blanked Kyrgyzstan and Bangladesh 3-0 in their first two ties, handed out a similar drubbing to Oman yesterday to move to the top of Pool B with an all-win 9-0 record.
The UAE will play Singapore in their final group game today with the top place at stake. The group winner will then take on the runners-up of Pool A, which comprises Pacific Oceania, Jordan, Bahrain and Iraq, and the runners-up of Pool B will meet the winner of Pool A.
The winners of these two play-off ties will be promoted to Group III and the UAE look strong contenders given their emphatic performance so far. Yesterday, they won their two singles rubbers in straight sets against Oman, dropping only four games.
First, Mahmoud Nader crushed Younis Al Rawahi 6-0, 6-2 and then Omar Behroozian meted out a similar drubbing to Fawaz Mandhry, winning 6-1, 6-1.
Abdullah Ahli and Fares Al Jannahi then completed the 3-0 win for the UAE with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 win over Omran Al Balooshi and Ahmed Al Barwani.
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