Follow Whatsapp Channel
Nagal is the first Indian to feature in singles top 100 since Prajnesh Gunneswaran made the cut in 2019.
Both Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Ramkumar had lost their singles matches on Friday and to stay alive in the tie, the Indians needed to win the doubles.
Prajnesh Gunneswaran yet again lost to a lower-ranked player in the Davis Cup while Ramkumar Ramanathan went down fighting in the second singles.
Duckworth was coming with a reputation of having won four titles out of six final appearances and was in fine form after having reached the last four of the ATP 250 in Pune last week.
Paes' return to KSLTA is his “one last roar”, a gesture of showing gratitude to everyone who has helped shaped his career. Bengaluru Open will be Pae's last event on the Indian soil.
While the seventh seed Prajnesh threw in the towel to a lowly ranked Benjamin Bonzi of France 6-7 (5), 0-6, eighth seed Sumit crashed out losing to 11th seed Blaz Rola of Slovenia 3-6, 3-6.
Prajnesh, who got the better of Turkey's Cem Ilkel in the opening round, lost 4-6, 6-7(4) to Vukic.
Prajnesh, who had entered the main draw of the men's singles event as a lucky loser in the qualifiers, fought for two hours as rain played spoilsport before he went down 4-6, 2-6, 5-7 to Japan's Tatsuma Ito.
The Indian could convert just one of the six break points he created while he saved six of the eight break points he faced in the one-hour-30-minute contest.
India now must win all three remaining matches on Saturday to qualify for Davis Cup finals.
Results 1-10
