Davis Cup incident leaves bad taste for tennis Mukerjea

Kolkata | Saturday | 16th November, 2019

Summary:

India's Asia/Oceania Group 1 Davis Cup match versus Pakistan is slated to be held on November 29-30. Legendary Leander Paes returned to the Indian Davis Cup team after more than a year as an eight-member squad was picked on Thursday for the tie. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) shifted the venue from Islamabad after AITA's request but since Pakistan Tennis Federation challenged the decision, it said it will review their appeal. It leaves a bad taste for Indian tennis," Mukerjea said on the sidelines of the announcement of the fourth edition of Premjit Lall Invitational Tennis Tournament here. This is not good for Indian tennis," the 77-year-old said..