Colombia have lost the first point in their Davis Cup match up against Ecuador, after Robert Farah was defeated by Julio Cesar Campozano Friday.
Colombia’s top ranked player Alejandro Falla [60] was originally due to play, however an ankle injury forced Farah [235] to step in.
Despite being 171 places above Campozano [406] in the rankings, the Colombian still succumbed to a straight sets defeat [7-6(4), 6-4, 6-2], in Salinas, Ecuador.
The next game will see Colombia’s second ranked player Santiago Giraldo [67] come up against Ivan Endarra [551].
Colombia [28] currently lay four places below Ecuador [24] in the Davis Cup Nations Rankings.
The overall winner of the match-up will go through to face Brazil [23] in the second round of Americas Group 1.
