Russia, current champions but excluded from international competitions due to the war in Ukraine, will be replaced by Serbia in the Davis Cup finals in September, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced on Monday.
Serbia, chosen for “being the best ranked team in the 2021 semi-finals”, had already received an invitation to directly take part in this final phase without going through the qualification phase.
Another country will finally receive the invitation initially given to Novak Djokovic’s team, specifically one of the “12 nations eliminated in the qualifying phase that was held on March 4 and 5,” according to the Federation.
That is, this position could fall to Ecuador, Romania, Finland, Colombia, Canada, Brazil, Slovakia, Hungary, Norway, Japan, the Czech Republic or Austria.
In the women’s Billie Jean King Cup (formerly the Fed Cup), Russia will be replaced by Australia, according to the ITF.
Like Russia and for the same reasons, Belarus will be substituted in the Davis Cup and the Billie Jean King Cup.
Belgium replaces her in the Davis Cup and Mexico in the Billie Jean King Cup, according to the ITF.
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