Directions: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Be it 20-year-old Lakshya Sen, the seasoned Kidambi Srikanth, the combative H.S. Prannoy, and the doubles team of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, India had men who ___(1)___ that winning the title was in the realm of possibility. In the final, both Lakshya and the doubles duo lost the opening games, and yet they dug deep to ___(2)___ the Indonesians. Once a 2-0 lead was ___(3)___, history beckoned and with remarkable fluency, former world number one Srikanth got past Jonatan Christie at 21-15, 23-21 as India ___(4)___ a team triumph for the ages. It was not easy, Lakshya had a stomach bug, and he and others had to ___(5)___ with the constant pressure of expectations at every hurdle. The coaching staff ___(6)___ credit and so do the inspiring footprints left by Padukone and Gopichand, through their achievements and their input to their successors. When the Indians ___(7)___ magic into the feathery shuttlecock, they also gifted an enduring memory to a country forever yearning for collective wins. In the past, Indian tennis had its moments in the Davis Cup but team ___(8)___ were often linked to cricketers and hockey stars of a distant era. Srikanth and the company have ___(9)___ that Dhyan Chand, Kapil, and Dhoni’s units will not remain lonely at the top. This surreal win could truly ___(10)___ the badminton landscape across India.