BANGALORE: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is likely to decide the fate of the May 8-10 - third round Asia-Oceania Group I - tie between India and Australia by "the weekend of the week starting April 6".
It's India's turn to host Australia in the Davis Cup but with Tennis Australia writing to the ITF, asking for the tie to be moved out of India for security reasons, an air of uncertainty hovers over the venue.
Earlier, India broke with tradition picking Chennai's hardcourts over the grasscourts of New Delhi and Kolkata. The southern metropolis had successfully hosted the ATP season opener in January.
The ITF is now looking at its security advisors for answers. A decision was expected early this week, but the process is taking longer than expected.
"Our security advisors are working with a security agency based in India," ITF's communications officer Nick Imison said.
"We're hopeful of having a decision soon. Irrespective of whether security issues are raised by rival nations, we go through the process of checking security details before every tie. We'll let the two national federations - India and Australia - know latest by the weekend of the week starting April 6."
While Australia's No.1 player Lleyton Hewitt raised concerns in the media following the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore earlier this month, the fact that the Davis Cup tie would be played during general elections in India and that the IPL was moved out due to security reasons would probably weigh against the hosts.
The All India Tennis Association, however, is confident that Chennai will get the nod. "The ITF sent us a questionnaire, we filled it and sent it back. We haven't heard from them formally since," Col Chauhan, executive director of the AITA, said.
"We're hopeful of hosting the tie. Chennai is absolutely safe."
Source:http://sports.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Davis-Cup-venue-decision-next-week/articleshow/4336999.cms
It's India's turn to host Australia in the Davis Cup but with Tennis Australia writing to the ITF, asking for the tie to be moved out of India for security reasons, an air of uncertainty hovers over the venue.
Earlier, India broke with tradition picking Chennai's hardcourts over the grasscourts of New Delhi and Kolkata. The southern metropolis had successfully hosted the ATP season opener in January.
The ITF is now looking at its security advisors for answers. A decision was expected early this week, but the process is taking longer than expected.
"Our security advisors are working with a security agency based in India," ITF's communications officer Nick Imison said.
"We're hopeful of having a decision soon. Irrespective of whether security issues are raised by rival nations, we go through the process of checking security details before every tie. We'll let the two national federations - India and Australia - know latest by the weekend of the week starting April 6."
While Australia's No.1 player Lleyton Hewitt raised concerns in the media following the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore earlier this month, the fact that the Davis Cup tie would be played during general elections in India and that the IPL was moved out due to security reasons would probably weigh against the hosts.
The All India Tennis Association, however, is confident that Chennai will get the nod. "The ITF sent us a questionnaire, we filled it and sent it back. We haven't heard from them formally since," Col Chauhan, executive director of the AITA, said.
"We're hopeful of hosting the tie. Chennai is absolutely safe."
Source:http://sports.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Davis-Cup-venue-decision-next-week/articleshow/4336999.cms
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