Thai beat Indonesia 4-1 in Davis Cup<\/p>\n
Associated Press, Bangkok<\/p>\n
Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan won the match rubber on Sunday
\nto seal Thailand's victory over Indonesia in their Davis Cup Zone
\nAsia\/Oceania Group I playoff.<\/p>\n
Paradorn, world ranked 56, fended off a challenge from
\nIndonesian underdog Prima Simpatiaji, taking his reverse singles
\nmatch 6-2 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (6) in three hours.<\/p>\n
The win gave the hosts a 3-1 victory, making the Sunday's
\nother singles match, in which Thailand's Sanchai Ratiwatana
\ndefeated Sunu Wahyu Trijati 7-6 (4), 6-2, irrelevant.<\/p>\n
With the victory, Thailand secured its place in Group I for
\nnext year, while Indonesia will be relegated to Group II.<\/p>\n
Paradorn took solid control at the beginning of his match but
\nproduced a flurry of unforced errors in the second and fourth
\nsets. He saved three set points at 3-6 in the fourth set tie
\nbreak and stuck it out for the win.<\/p>\n
\"He played well and I did not get used to his ball speed. So
\nit became a longer match than I'd expected. But it was experience
\nthat pulled me through the fourth set,\" he said.<\/p>\n
In Auckland, New Zealand, Lee Hyung-taik beat New Zealand's
\nMark Nielsen 6-2, 7-6 (8), 6-3 in Sunday's reverse singles to
\ngive South Korea a 3-2 victory in the playoff.<\/p>\n
Lee won all three of his matches in straight sets to clinch
\nthe Group Two final and give South Korea promotion to Asia-
\nOceania Group I for the next Cup season.<\/p>\n
Rubin Statham beat Kim Sun-yong 6-4, 6-4 in the final singles,
\ntoo late to save the match for New Zealand, which will play in
\nGroup II again next year.<\/p>\n
Lee beat Dan King-Turner 6-0, 7-6 (5), 6-1 in Friday's opening
\nsingles and combined with Kwon Oh-hee to beat Nielsen and King-
\nTurner in the pivotal doubles.<\/p>\n
Nielsen won his opening singles 0-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, 5-2 over
\nI'm Kyu-tae who was forced to retire in the final set after
\nsustaining a leg injury.<\/p>",
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