28 March,2017 07:48 AM IST | | PTI
The All Indian Tennis Association is set to prune the six-member squad to four for next month's Davis Cup tie against Uzbekistan even as the combination, to be announced today, could change before the April 7-9 rubber
Mahesh Bhupathi
Bangalore: The All Indian Tennis Association is set to prune the six-member squad to four for next month's Davis Cup tie against Uzbekistan even as the combination, to be announced today, could change before the April 7-9 rubber.
The non-playing captain Mahesh Bhupathi had said that he has the option of fielding all singles players but considering the rival team's strength, he would prefer a combination of three singles and a doubles player. Ramkumar Ramanathan (ranked 269), Yuki Bhambri (ranked 307) look like certain singles players in the team and if Bhupathi opts for one doubles player, then either Leander Paes or Rohan Bopanna will find the place in the playing team.
The third singles player could be Prajnesh Gunneswaran (325).
Bhupathi had said the recent performance will be kept in mind before deciding the final four and by that standard there is little to separate Paes and Bopanna.
