
Tags: Tennis, Barbados, Blaise Bicknell, Darian King, Eric Bell Tennis Centre, Jamaica, Kaipo Marshall, Rowland Phillips
Things remain evenly poised between Jamaica and Barbados at 1-1 in their World Group II Davis Cup playoff tie, as Darian King bettered Jamaican counterpart Rowland Phillips in an entertaining second rubber at the Eric Bell Tennis Centre in Kingston on Saturday.
After Jamaica’s Blaise Bicknell recovered from a second set slump to beat Kaipo Marshall 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 in the first contest, King outlasted Phillips 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 in a tough encounter that took two hours and 54 minutes to decide a winner.
The contest, as expected, was characterized by long grinding rallies given the style of play of both King and Phillips.
In the end, it was the 31-year-old Barbadian ranked at 547 in the world that took top honours over his 30-year-old opponent, who played with a heavily bandaged right knee.
Action concludes on Sunday with the doubles rubber and reverse singles.
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