'Are Tennis players not citizens of India?', asks an official as Mahesh Bhupathi, among other players have asked the AITA to shift the venue for the Davis Cup tie from Pakistan.
Richard Gasquet snapped a five-match losing streak against Murray with a 6-4, 6-4 win in the first round of the Cincinnati Masters.
Serbia's Djokovic has collected 12,325 points atop the rankings, keeping a huge lead over the second-placed Nadal on 7,945 and third-placed Roger Federer of Switzerland on 7,460.
India's participation in the Asia-Oceania Zone Group 1 Davis Cup tie, scheduled on September 14 and 15, is uncertain owing to high political tension with Pakistan.
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has said that since Davis Cup is organized by a world sporting body, the Indian government has no say in players' participation in Davis Cup tie in Pakistan.
Once the surgery eliminated the hip pain that had hobbled him for a long time, Andy Murray chose to make a comeback.
Nadal, who lifted his fifth Rogers Cup title on Sunday, will not participate in the Cincinnati Masters for the second year in a row.
Bianca Andreescu became the first Canadian in 50 years to lift the Rogers Cup title after Serena Williams was forced to retire from the final due to an injury.
Spain's tennis star Rafael Nadal cruised to his fifth Rogers Cup title after he registered a straight-set victory over Russian Daniil Medvedev.
The duo of Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapolavov lost in straight sets in the semifinal of the Rogers Cup.
Rafael Nadal received a walkover, while Serena Williams made a staggering comeback to advance to the final of the Rogers Cup.
After the Indian government scrapped the special status accorded to the state of Jammu and Kashmir, the developments have kept the AITA officials and players worried.
Bopanna and Shapovalov received a walk over to enter the semifinals at the ATP Montreal Masters.
Serena Williams registered a straight-set victory over Naomi Osaka to storm into the semifinals of the Rogers Cup.
Rafael Nadal is now close to registering a record 35th Masters 1000 title as he entered the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup.
Both, Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal secured easy victories to enter the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup.
The 33-year-old Spanish star, a four-time Rogers Cup champion, will face Argentina's Guido Pella in the third round. Pella beat Moldova's Radu Albot 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (2).
The tie is scheduled for September 14 and 15 in the Pakistani capital and the federation had begun the process to procure visas for the players.
Current world No. 2 Naomi Osaka of Japan would overtake Barty for the top ranking by winning her first match on Wednesday.
Gunneswaran and Ramkumar Ramanathan will lead the singles challenge while Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan will make the doubles pair for the grass-court tie, scheduled to be held in Islamabad on September 14-15.
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