Top US Open performers Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe will not be representing the United States in the upcoming Davis Cup group stage matches in China. The U.S. Tennis Association has selected a different team for the competition, which begins next week.
Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner, who finished as the runner-up at the US Open, will not participate in the Davis Cup Finals group stage due to needing rest after the grueling tournament. This comes after he was exonerated from a doping case and reached the US Open final, where he lost to Taylor Fritz. Italy will instead rely on other players like Matteo Berrettini and Matteo Arnaldi for the group stage.
Manas Dhamne, a 16-year-old tennis sensation, has been selected to replace injured Sumit Nagal for the upcoming Davis Cup World Group tie against Sweden. The decision was made after a thorough assessment of Dhamne’s performances by the selection committee. The tie will be played in Stockholm on September 14 and 15.
India’s top-ranked men’s singles tennis player, Sumit Nagal, has withdrawn from the upcoming Davis Cup tie against Sweden due to a back injury. Nagal, who achieved a career-high ranking of 68 in July, cited the injury as the reason for his withdrawal from the US Open doubles event as well. He will be cheering for the Indian team from home while he focuses on recovering for the rest of the season.
The Indian Davis Cup team, led by coach Ashutosh Singh, is confident of a strong performance against Sweden in the World Group play-off tie, despite the challenging indoor hard court conditions in Stockholm. The team is banking on the experience of Sumit Nagal, who has enjoyed a successful season, as well as the contributions of other key players like Ramkumar Ramanathan and Sriram Balaji.
Indian tennis player Mukund Sasikumar has refuted claims of a two-tie ban imposed on him by the All India Tennis Association (AITA), citing visa issues and dissatisfaction with management as reasons for his absence from the Davis Cup team. The AITA had stated that Sasikumar was banned due to his repeated refusal to play for the national team, but Sasikumar asserts that he was not aware of any such ban and was even asked to play by the captain and coach.
India’s Davis Cup team for the upcoming World Group I tie against Sweden features the return of top-ranked singles player Sumit Nagal. Yuki Bhambri, however, has withdrawn from the contest due to undisclosed reasons. Former national champion Ashutosh Singh has been appointed as the new coach for the national team.
Zeeshan Ali, the long-time coach of India’s Davis Cup team, has announced his resignation just a month before the team’s next assignment against Sweden. Ali, who had served as coach for 11 years, also previously captained the team in their historic tie against Pakistan earlier this year. He expressed that he has achieved all he could with the Davis Cup and has been considering this decision for some time.
