The Pakistan Tennis Federation named teenagers Huzaifa Abdul Rehman and Shoaib Khan, both of whom are ranked as lowly as 446 and 1004 respectively in the junior ITF ranking list.
Rafael Nadal beat Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-6 while Marcel Granollers and Feliciano Lopez got the better of Khachanov and Andrey Rublev 6-4, 7-6 to give Spain a 2-1 win over Russia.
The Independent Tribunal of the ITF endorsed the decision taken by the Davis Cup Committee on November 4 that the tie should be shifted to a neutral venue, keeping in mind safety and security of players and officials.
Referring to his eventual retirement from the sport, Federer said he will play it by year.
Aisam, one of the best tennis players coming out of Pakistan, took to Instagram to reason out his decision and made it clear that he won't play unless the tie is hosted in Islamabad.
Bopanna, who underwent an MRI scan on Monday, communicated his unavailability to non-playing captain Rohit Rajpal.
Stefanos Tsitsipas lifted the ATP Finals title for the first time with a win over Dominic Thiem.
Mahut and Herbert beat Raven Klaasen of South Africa and Michael Venus of New Zealand 6-3, 6-4 to complete a near-perfect week at the O2 Arena.
Raja and Ramanathan won 7-6(3) 6-3 to pocket USD 3100 and 80 ATP points, while Arjun and Saketh had to be content with USD 1800 and 48 ATP points.
Federer’s 2019 season ended with a semifinal loss to Stefanos Tsitsipas on Saturday at the ATP Finals, having seen Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal eliminated in the group stage of the tournament this week.
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Tomas Berdych announced his retirement from professional tennis at the ATP Finals in London.
Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Roger Federer, while Dominic Thiem cruised to win over defending champion Alexander Zverev to reach the final.
In the singles semifinals, Duckworth defeated Ramanathan 7-6 (8), 6-2 in an 1 hour 35 minute encounter.
Tsitsipas saved 11 of 12 break points and took advantage of an error-filled performance from Federer — who continually put his opponent under pressure only to come up short when it mattered.
Alexander Zverev beat already eliminated Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 7-6 to qualify for the semi-finals and eliminate Rafael Nadal from the ATP Finals in the process.
The top-ranked Spaniard still needs help from Daniil Medvedev to avoid an early exit.
In their first meeting this year at the Challenger level, 25-year-old Ramkumar, seeded sixth, notched up a 6-4, 7-6 (5) win over Indian No 2 Sumit Nagal, seeded third, in a 97-minute thriller.
The men’s international team tournament that begins Monday in the Spanish capital will look nothing like the first one in 1900, nor any other edition after that.
Bhupathi and some senior players had refused to travel to Pakistan before the International Tennis Federation (ITF) shifted the tie out of Islamabad to a neutral venue.
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