Tennis Australia Announce They Will Not Play Davis Cup Tie In India

Tennis Australia has announced that they will not play their Davis Cup tie in India next month. We reported this story after Todd Woodbridge stated that the ITF were being irresponsible.

The International Tennis Federation turned down a request to move the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I third-round tie from Chennai, despite Tennis Australia saying India was too dangerous a venue.

“Davis Cup is very important to us but some things are more important than tennis” – Geoff Pollard

“We asked for the tie to be moved because we have major security concerns for the players, particularly during the [Indian] election,” Tennis Australia president Geoff Pollard said. “The ITF decision has left us with no other option. We cannot send the team. It is extremely disappointing. It would be irresponsible of us to send our players into an area of such high risk.

“Davis Cup is very important to us but some things are more important than tennis,” Pollard said.

It is going to be very interesting to see how this plays out.

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