India, Jan. 31 -- On the world stage, India has increasingly gained recognition as a "doubles expert" nation. That was the precise phrase used by Thomas Setodji, the only ranked Togo player, on his visit to India for the Davis Cup tie in Delhi. India has won 33 Grand Slams, all of which came in doubles, shared among four legends: Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi, Sania Mirza, and Rohan Bopanna.

"We know that you have a very strong team, and I'm on tour, so I see a lot of Indians play around, so I know all of them, and we know that it's going to be tough, especially in doubles, and we know that you are a double expert. So for sure, it's going to be tough for us. But we're ready for it and we'll see on Saturday," said Setodji during Togo's pr...