Tags: New Delhi , Davis Cup , Somdev Devvarman

New Delhi: Somdev Devvarman, India's best bet in the singles, says his team has a fifty-fifty chance against South Africa in the upcoming away Davis Cup tie, the winner of which will advance to the World Group.

India advanced to the play-offs, scheduled for September 18-20, after getting a walkover from Australia in the Asia-Oceania Group I.

Somdev, country's numero uno singles player, said both teams were strong but a formidable doubles pair give India some advantage.

"I think it is going to be fifty-fifty. We know them and they know us because we are regular on challengers. They are friends. We are prepared and they are also prepared but we have slight edge because of solid doubles pair," Somdev said.

Somdev has been struggling on the Tour ever since his path-breaking achievement in January's Chennai Open where he ended runner up. He has been finding it tough to move beyond the first or second rounds and all his three attempts to make the singles main draw of Grand Slams went in vain.

Asserting that his current lean patch is just about being unlucky, Somdev promised a good show in the tie and said he will give his best to take India to the World Group.

"In the game of tennis, players are up and down from time to time. It's not that something is wrong with my game. It's just being unlucky. You cannot win all the matches.

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