PTI New Delhi Bureau
New Delhi, Apr 28 (PTI) India will face off with
formidable Serbia in the Davis Cup World Group play-off tie in
Bangalore, it was announced today.
The AITA officials also discussed Delhi as a venue for
the crucial play-off tie, to be held from September 12-14, but
on the insistence of the players Bangalore was finally
selected to host the matches.
It was in Bangalore that India thrashed Indonesia 5-0
last year.
"We consulted the captain and also the players before
deciding the host city. Maybe the players like the slow courts
there, so they wanted matches in Bangalore," Bharat Oza, AITA
Secretary General, told PTI.
India defeated Korea 3-1 in an away Asia/Oceania Group I
second round tie to reach the play-off stage while Serbia lost
2-3 to Switzerland in the World Group first round.
The last time India and Serbia clashed was in 2011 when
the visitors lost 1-4 in Novi Sad.
It will be humongous task for the struggling Indian side
to contain a team, which has top-class players such as World
No.2 Novak Djokovic in its ranks.
No comments:
Post a Comment