New Delhi: Sumit Nagal Sumit Tennis player has withdrawn from Davis Davis’s tie to come against Finland by quoting a hip injury and has been replaced by Saketh Myneni in a five-person squad for the contest in 16-19.
Nagal, who had lost in the first round of the US Open qualification, communicated to the Aita National Tennis Federation on Saturday that the doctor had advised him not to play on the hard field.
Rohit Rajpal’s non-playing captain and chairman of the selection committee, Nandan Bal then discussed the replacement and approved the name Myneni, the last play for India in 2018 in the Serbian play-off match against Serbia.
“Sumit Nagal has written to us that he cannot play the tie of the Davis Cup because of a hip injury supported after US open qualifications.
Myneni can play single and double, so he has been added to the team,” All India.
“Tennis Association (Aita) Secretary General Anil Dhupar told PTI.
Myneni has played six Davis Cup bonds for India in eight nominations.
He is part of the Indian squad that defeated Pakistan in Kazakhstan in 2019 but could not play a match.” I can’t Play tournaments since April.
I can’t get a visa to play in the US too.
But I have been practicing and playing practice training during these months.
Happy to return to the team, “said Myneni PTI” I just had to be ready for my chance.
I have done it in the past.
I will help the team prepare well.
Overall, I feel happy with my game but the sharpness of the match may not be at the same level.
“Nandan Bal said Myneni is the best choice.” Saketh is a round choice to replace Sumit in a state when the match will be in a fast court.
He has been around for a long time and knows what is needed to appear at that level.
You can use it for both singles and.
Double fit.
He is a good team man, “said Bal.
Ideally the six player squad will be ideal for variations in hitting partners but Nandan Bang takes into account it should not be a problem.” In the Pre-Davis Cup camp, the training session was more tactical than technical.
These camps are about sharpening players to play matches.
I don’t see any problems, plus Rohan and Divij can enter.
“It won’t happen to be six or eight hours of sessions where you make them physically conditioned.
This is to make it familiar with conditions, and atmosphere and basically make them suitable -Jajam, “he added.
Myneni was ranked 577 and two Indian players Sasikumar Mukund (321) and Siddarth took care (555) on it but made him cut.
Mukund did not make himself available for national selection before the Davis Cup team was announced, said he had committed to playing on European circuits.
Prayers are placed higher but Myneni is preferred because the high player Andhra Pradesh can play both formats.
If necessary and also that he already has a Schengen visa.
The procurement of visas can be difficult in a short time to care when the team will leave for Finland on September 8.
Myneni thus joined Prajnesh Gunneswaran (156), Ramkumar Ramanathan (204), Rohan Bopanna (46 in Doubles) and Diviz Sharan (83 in doubles) on the team who will take the host in a hard court in the room.
The winner of the tie will succeed up to the qualification when the loser will fight in the world of Group I play-off in season 2022.
Finland has a single high-ranked player in Emil Ruusuvuori, which is placed 76th on the ATP chart, while India does not have players in- 100.
Finland also has two decent double players in Henri continental and Harri Heliovaara, which is ranked 44th and 76th.