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Introduction
The Davis Cup is the leading tennis tournament being held. It is the only international tennis tournament held between teams fielded by different nations and not individual players. This is considered as the largest team-sporting event being held annually. The organizing body of the tournament is the International Tennis Federation. The tournament was the brainchild of four members from the Harvard University. One of them Dwight Davis went on to solely sponsor the first tournament. The tournament was first held between United States and Great Britain in the year 1900. Formerly the tournament was being known as International Lawn Tennis Challenge but later on it was renamed after the first champion of the tournament Dwight Davis. The tournament is popular till date and still played on the knock out format. The 1992 Davis Cup was the 81st edition of the event. Togo at the 1992 Davis Cup participated from the group III of the Europe Africa Zone.
Performance of Togo at the 1992 Davis Cup
Togo at the 1992 Davis Cup could not advance beyond the first round of their group. They first clashed with Cote D’Ivoire. They lost against them by a margin of 2-3. In the other fixture of their group they played against Ghana. They went on to loose against Ghana as well by a margin of 1-3. Thus with this loss their journey at this tournament came to an end.
Here's a summary of the performance of Togo at the 1992 Davis Cup
Togo at the 1992 Davis Cup put up a very poor quality of tennis. In their first fixture they lost after fighting hard. But in the second fixture there was no resilience from their side. They tamely submitted before Ghana. Their poor show could not earn them any laurel at this Davis Cup. They however displayed a high quality of sporting spirit.
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