NEW DELHI: India will host five-time champions Spain on the hard courts of Delhi Lawn Tennis Association in the Davis Cup World Group Play-off tie, scheduled for September 16-18.
An AITA release quoting its general secretary Bharat Oza stated the association tried its best to find a suitable grass court venue but September being a monsoon month and prediction of heavy rains severely limited the chances of matches on grass courts.
SCHIAVONE ADVANCES IN JIANGXI OPEN
NANCHANG, CHINA: Third-seeded Francesca Schiavone defeated Yang Zhaoxuan 6-0, 6-4 in the first round of Jiangxi Open on Tuesday.
Former French Open champion Schiavone needed just over an hour to beat her Chinese opponent and set up a second round match against another local player, Lu Jiajing.
Lu came from behind to beat Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia 5-7, 6-4, 7-5.
Miyu Kato of Japan came back after losing the first set to beat Urszula Radwanska of Poland 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3.
FURY SUES BRITISH DOPING AUTHORITIES
LONDON: World heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury is suing Britain’s anti-doping and boxing authorities over allegations he used a performance-enhancing drug.
Fury, 27, was charged with a doping offence by UK Anti-Doping on June 24 after a urine sample taken in February 2015 — nine months before he beat Wladimir Klitschko to win his world titles — showed traces of the banned substance nandrolone.
However, Fury’s legal team says the result of tests on the samples in March and May 2015 were contradictory.
{{/usCountry}}However, Fury’s legal team says the result of tests on the samples in March and May 2015 were contradictory.
{{/usCountry}}The boxer’s cousin, Hughie Fury, also a boxer, has also been charged.
The legal team for the pair said “Team Fury” had issued proceedings in the High Court.