OSAKA — Takao Suzuki and Satoshi Iwabuchi rolled back the years as Japan took a 2-1 lead in its Davis Cup World Group playoff against Romania on Saturday, the doubles pair steamrollering Florin Mergea and Horia Tecau in straight sets.
Japan's Takao Suzuki reaches out for a volley with his teammates Satoshi Iwabuchi watches during their
doubles match against Romania in Davis Cup World Group playoffs on Saturday at Namihaya Dome in Osaka
Pref. Japanese pair won 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 for Japan's 2-1 lead.
KYODO PHOTOSuzuki and Iwabuchi, both 31, proved too wily for opponents nine years their younger and forced Mergea and Tecau into countless errors on the way to a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 victory.