Sugita becomes youngest Japanese to win Davis Cup match

Sugita becomes youngest Japanese to win Davis Cup match

BEIJING, China - Japanese teenager Yuichi Sugita returns the ball during his Davis Cup Asia/Oceania zone first-round match against China's Yu Xinyuan at Beijing International Tennis Center on Feb. 9. Sugita beat Yu in full sets, making him the youngest-ever Japanese to win a Davis Cup match at 18 years and 4 months.

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