Taipei Times
Date: Sep 18, 2017
By: Dave Carroll / Staff reporter, with AFP and Reuters

Taiwan yesterday failed to pull off the upset they required in their Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group I playoff at the Yang Gu Tennis Park in South Korea as the visitors were relegated.

Taiwan’s world No. 592 Yu Cheng-yu took on world No. 44 Chung Hye-on in the first reverse singles rubber looking for an unlikely victory, but was defeated 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 in one hour, 56 minutes as the hosts took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the best-of-five match.

Chung saved both break points he faced and converted six of 21, winning 99 of the 167 points contested.    [FULL  STORY]