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Colombo, Sri Lanka – On the heels of putting Hong Kong up 2-1 with a singles and doubles victory in the opening rounds,
Martin Sayer secured his country’s monumental Davis Cup upset with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Sri Lanka's undisputed champion Harshana Godamanne Sunday at SLTA Courts.
The Davis Cup tie ended 3-2 in favor of Hong Kong and Sri Lanka will be once again relegated to group 3 in the competition.
Sayer opened the Relegation Playoff with a convincing straight-set (6-3, 6-2, 6-0) win over Sri Lanka’s Dineshkanthan Thangarajah on day one before teaming with Yu Hiu Tung to upset Harshana Godamanna and Rajeev Rajapakse, 6-4, 6-4, 6-0, in the doubles yesterday.
With the Sunday’s clinching victory, Sayer improves to 8-1 all-time in Davis Cup singles competition and 15-3 overall (7-2 Doubles).
Davis Cup by BNP Paribas
Asia/Oceania Zone Group II Relegation Playoff
Colombo, Sri Lanka
July 9-11, 2010
HONG KONG def. SRI LANKA 3–2
R-1 Harshana Godamanna (SRI) d. Yu Hiu Tung (HKG) 6-3 6-2 6-0
R-2 Martin Sayer (HKG) d. Dineshkanthan Thangarajah (SRI) 6-3 6-2 6-0
R-3 Yu Hiu Tung/Martin Sayer (HKG) d. Harshana Godamanna/Rajeev Rajapakse (SRI) 6-4 6-4 6-0
R-4 Martin Sayer (HKG) d. Harshana Godamanna (SRI) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
R-5 Yu Hiu Tung (HKG) v. Dineshkanthan Thangarajah (SRI)