India's Davis Cup team faced a crushing defeat against Sweden, losing 0-4 in the World Group I tie. Ramkumar Ramanathan and N Sriram Balaji lost their crucial doubles match 3-6, 4-6 to Andre Goransson and Filip Bergevi, after the team had already lost both singles matches the previous day. This defeat marks India's sixth consecutive loss to Sweden in Davis Cup ties. Captain Rohit Rajpal gave an opportunity to debutant Siddharth Vishwakarma in the reverse singles, but he also succumbed to Elias Ymer, losing 2-6, 2-6. India will now need to compete in the Play-offs next year to maintain their position in World Group I. The team's struggles were compounded by the absence of top player Sumit Nagal, who was sidelined due to injury.