AITA begins process to identify venue for Davis Cup tie against Denmark
Tennis | December 09, 2021 14:02 ISTIndia were handed a home tie after three years after the draw pitted them against Denmark for the World Group I tie.
India were handed a home tie after three years after the draw pitted them against Denmark for the World Group I tie.
India travelled to Finland (2021), Croatia (2020) and Kazakhstan (2019, Pakistan tie) for their last three ties.
Four cities will host the group stages beginning in 2022, with another venue — likely Abu Dhabi — hosting the knockout rounds
Medvedev capped his amazing year with a 7-6 (7), 6-2 win over Marin Cilic in the second singles match to give Russia an insurmountable 2-0 lead over Croatia.
Medvedev brushed aside Jan-Lennard Struff aside 6-4, 6-4 to seal the Russian victory on Saturday after Andrey Rublev won the opening singles over Dominik Koepfer 6-4, 6-0.
Croatia will seek its third Davis Cup on Sunday against the winner of Saturday's other semifinal between Russia and Germany.
Medvedev defeated Mikael Ymer 6-4, 6-4 Thursday to give Russia an insurmountable 2-0 lead over Sweden in the quarterfinals of the revamped team event.
Germany came from behind to upset Britain in the Davis Cup quarterfinals after Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz won the decisive doubles match.
The 18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz will be attracting attention when Spain starts on Friday against Ecuador.
Both Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Ramkumar had lost their singles matches on Friday and to stay alive in the tie, the Indians needed to win the doubles.
Up against Otto Virtanen, ranked as low as 419 in the ATP ranking chart, the 165th ranked Prajnesh lost 3-6 6-7(1) in just one hour 25 minutes.
Gunneswaran, who is coming back from a wrist injury and had undergone rehabilitation in his hometown Chennai, struggled for rhythm as his serve was broken in the sixth game.
The Indian players on Tuesday got a chance to practice on the match court, which has been laid temporarily on the carpet at an ice-hockey stadium here, and after the first hit, it turned out that it suits the visitors in a limited yet crucial way.
Nagal, who had lost in the first round of the US Open Qualifiers, communicated to the national tennis federation AITA on Saturday that doctors have advised him not to play on the hard courts.
The ITF announced Monday that the international men’s tennis team event will run from Nov. 25 to Dec. 5, with 18 countries participating in six groups of three.
India were scheduled to travel to Finland for the World Group I tie in September but now the tie will be played either in March or September next year.
The Davis Cup finals, which were scheduled to take place in November, are now postponed to next year due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Sumit Nagal could win just one game in the match which the 2014 US Open Champion won 6-0 6-1 in just 56 minutes.
India now trail 1-2 and need to win the remaining reverse singles to qualify for the Davis Cup Finals.
The match between Ramkumar and Cilic was all about boom boom serves in which the Croat prevailed 7-6 (8) 7-6(8) in gruelling two hours and 12 minutes.
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