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Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the first singles rubber in the Davis Cup World Group playoff for Spain against India in New Delhi on Friday, reportedly with a stomach issue.?His place will now be taken by Feliciano Lopez.Nadal was slated to play Ramkumar Ramanathan of India in the first encounter of the tie, before David Ferrers singles match against Indias top-ranked singles player Saketh Myneni.Earlier, Ramkumar was drawn to face Nadal in the opening rubber at the draw. Its going to be my forehand to his backhand, quipped Ramkumar in the aftermath of the draw. The 203rd-ranked Indian will play Rafael Nadal in the opening singles rubber of the World Group play-off tie on Friday, while Saketh Myneni will face David Ferrer in the days second encounter.The mood was light as the Indians settled into their positions at the dais for queries. The lopsided match-ups have relieved them of pressure. A win isnt anticipated.Were the underdogs and have to find a way to put everything on the line, Saketh added. For the five-time champions, the strength of the team theyre fielding is a fair indication of the measure of seriousness that they attach to the outcome of the tie.Having been out of the World Group of the Davis Cup competition for two years now, the desperation to climb back to their rightful spot is palpable. Maybe we have better names and were ranked higher, said Nadal, but Indian players know the conditions well and will have the home advantage.For Ramkumar, its a dream come true. He knows the odds are stacked against him and senses it as an opportunity to play his heart out, with his parents, whove travelled from Chennai, watching him from the stands.The doubles contest on Saturday will have this years US Open semi-finalists Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez taking on the Indian duo of Leander Paes and Saketh.With Rohan Bopanna opting out of the tie, Saketh, now features in the teams plans prominently. It, however, remains to be seen whether his body can weather the rigours of best of five sets under such humid conditions.Saketh, as of now, figures in all the three days of competition. Its likely though that the fourth player, Sumit Nagal could be handed a chance in the reverse singles, depending on how the results of the first two days shape up.The idea, Indias non-playing captain Anand Amritraj proffered, would be to keep the first few games close, dish out some aggressive tennis and then get the crowd involved. 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It looked like a slow night Friday when Boston managed just five shots in the first period, but Johnson was busy the rest of the way and added to the Bruins frustrations as they lost their third straight.The guys are just doing a good job and Im getting results, Johnson said.Johnson stopped 11 shots in the second period and 19 more in the third. David Pastrnak was the only player to beat him Friday, knocking in a rebound during a scrum in front 5:55 into the third to tie it at 1l. The tie barely lasted a minute before Alex Chiasson put Calgary back up with a goal at 7:05 of the period.Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist to help Calgary win for the third time in four games. Boston has lost three straight and four of five.Anton Khudobin, recalled Friday from Providence of the AHL after a brief conditioning assignment, fell to 0-3 this season despite stopping 27 shots.Im moving pretty well and I feel the puck, Khudobin said. I felt pretty good and just the only thing that bothers me is I have three losses. I want the magic W.Khudobin needed to be sharp early as Calgary outshot Boston 13-5 in the first period and took a 1-0 lead on Bennetts goal at 8:36. Bennett skated through a pair of Boston players outside the blue line and got in alone on Khudobin, beating him with a wrist shot.Bennett set up winnner with a backhand pass from behind the net right to Chiasson, who easily beat Khudobin as he scrambled to get back across.ddddddddddddIt was the only goal of the game until Pastrnak scored 5:55 into the third. John-Michael Liles and Tim Schaller assisted on the goal, Bostons first since Pastrnak scored with 11 seconds left in the first period Thursday night in a 3-1 loss at Ottawa.The Bruins had an apparent goal disallowed 3:01 into the second after Patrice Bergeron intercepted a clearing attempt by Johnson and shot it in from the right corner. Johnson was scrambling to get up off the ice after being knocked down by Mark Giordano and the Flames challenged, getting the goal overturned after a video review showed Bostons Brad Marchand interfered by knocking Giordano into his own goaltender.Just because your goaltender is out of the net and he happens to be in the way, I dont think that should have been called back, Boston coach Claude Julien said. We never know anymore what they think so we just have to sit back and accept what they decide. So, its a frustrating thing because its never the same thing twice.Game notes Boston played its second straight game without D Zdeno Chara, who left Tuesday nights loss to St. Louis early in the second period with an undisclosed lower-body injury. ... The Bruins sent G Zane McIntyre to Atlanta of the ECHL. ... Calgary LW Johnny Goudreau missed his sixth straight game with a broken finger. ... 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