Switzerland came back to 1-1 in the Davis Cup match against Lebanon in Biel. After the sinking of Dominic Stricker at the start of the day against Benjamin Hassan, Henri Laaksonen brought the point of equalization by beating Hady Habib in 3 sets.
Henri Laaksonen did not fail, winning 5-7 6-3 6-3 against the 424th in the world. The Schaffhoisois had the merit of quickly venting his frustration after the loss of the initial set. Faced with a player with very limited baggage behind a first serve ball which is admittedly very hard-hitting, the Swiss No. 1 wisely bided his time. She came in the 8th game of the 3rd set with the break which allowed her to win the bet.
After Dominic Stricker’s surprising 6-3 6-3 loss to Benjamin Hassan (ATP 325) in the first singles, we can expect Saturday’s doubles to allow Switzerland to take the lead.
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Davis Cup, World Group I play-off (indoor)
Dominic Stricker -Benjamin Hassan 3-6 3-6
Henri Laaksonen – Hady Habib 5-7 6-3 6-3
Saturday. From 1:30 p.m.: Marc-Andrea Hüsler/Stricker – Habib/Hasan Ibrahim, followed by Laaksonen – Hassan, followed by Stricker – Habib.
