Canada beat Russia 2-1 to reach first Davis Cup final
Tennis | November 23, 2019 22:24 ISTIn the decisive doubles, Vasek Pospisil and Denis Shapovalov beat Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5).
In the decisive doubles, Vasek Pospisil and Denis Shapovalov beat Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5).
Mukund, who was named as a reserve member, suffered the injury while playing in a tournament in Portugal.
Sasi Kumar Mukund has pulled out of the upcoming Davis Cup tie against Pakistan with a foot injury.
Rafael Nadal guided Spain to a 2-1 comeback victory over Argentina while Britain advanced past Germany thanks to Kyle Edmund’s win over Philipp Kohlschreiber.
The result puts Russia in the Davis Cup semifinals for the first time since 2008. The Russians will next face Canada.
Qureshi, Khan and non-playing captain Mushaf Zia withdrew after the tie was on Tuesday moved out of Islamabad.
Murray defeated Tallon Griekspoor 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-6 (5) on Wednesday after trailing 4-1 in the third set and 4-1 in the decisive tiebreaker.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Leander Paes will make his comeback in the Indian team after over a year as AITA picked an 8-member squad for the tie against Pakistan.
The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has put emphasis on security concerns after the International Tennis Federation (ITF) sought their view on Pakistan's appeal.
The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) President Salim Saifullah told PTI on Sunday that a formal appeal has been filed with the international body and they were expecting a positive response by November 15.
With both Nagal and Ramkumar now available, India will have its best singles players taking on Pakistan.
The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has expressed its surprise over ITF's decision to shift the Davis Cup tie between India and Pakistan to a neutral venue.
AITA secretary general Hironmoy Chatterjee said that Mahesh Bhupathi had made himself unavailable for India's Davis Cup tie with Pakistan and was replaced by Rohit Rajpal.
The AITA had picked Rohit Rajpal as the non-playing captain on Monday before the ITF shifted the tie out of Islamabad to a neutral venue, acknowledging the security concerns raised by India.
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