The Peninsula
The Qatari men’s tennis team recorded a 2-1 victory over Iran on Friday in their third encounter at the 2019 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in Singapore.
In the first singles match, Qatar’s Mousa Shannan defeated Iran’s Mahdi Souri 6-0, 6-1 while his brother Mubarak Shannan edged past Iran’s Shahin Khaledan 7-6, 6-2.
In the doubles match, Qatar’s Rayane Alami and Rashed Nawaf suffered a 6-2, 6-3 defeat at the hands of Mahdi Souri and Shahin Khaledan.
After the conclusion of the first round, Syrian led the Group (A) with three victories ahead of Qatar in the second place and Malaysia in the third place while Iran finished fourth.
On the other hand, Vietnam led Group (B) ahead of Sri Lanka in the second place then Kuwait in the third place while hosts Singapore occupied the fourth place, so Syria and Vietnam secured their spots in the 2020 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II while Qatar and Sri Lanka fought for the third and final spot later yesterday.
Ahmed Al Obaidli, Head of Qatar’s delegation said: “The Qatari performance lived up to our expectations in the three matches”.