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Karan Rastogi and Rohan Gajjar advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the ITF Futures event in Giza, Egypt after winnings their respective first round matches.
The International Tennis Federation has defended its Davis Cup competition following a proposal by leading men's players for a World Cup-style tournament.- The Davis Cup final will have to be held in major cities following amendments to the competition's rules on Friday.
- In a moral victory for the All India Tennis Association, the International Tennis Federation has given AITA the right to host its next Davis Cup tie against Australia, which had forfeited its previous rubber on security grounds in May.
- The All India Tennis Association is not happy with the ITF's decision to slap just a token punishment on Australia for forfeiting their Davis Cup tie against India and is in no mood to let the issue die.
- The International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Friday decided not to suspend Australia from the Davis Cup competition for forfeiting their Asia /Oceania Group I tie against India and let them off with a mild punishment - a fine of $10,000.
- As if the scorching heat was not enough, Vivek Shokeen further raised the temperatures at the DLTA courts with a thrilling three-set win over compatriot Divij Sharan in the second round of the ITF Futures event in New Delhi on Wednesday.
- The International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Saturday cleared Chennai as venue for India's Davis Cup tie against Australia after reviewing a "positive" security report from its consultant.
- The Philippines Tennis Association has refused to send its team to Pakistan for the Asia Oceania Davis Cup tie in Lahore on security grounds and asked the International Tennis Federation to shift it elsewhere.
Wildcard Indian Shikha Uberoi shocked seventh seed I-Hsuan Hwang of Chinese Taipei 6-2, 6-4 to storm into the pre-quarterfinals of the $50,000 women's ITF tournament at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA) Stadium in New Delhi on Monday.
Sanaa Bhambri outplayed Korean Han Sung-hee to win the $10,000 International Tennis Federation tournament at the National Tennis Academy courts on Saturday.- Indian top seed Rohan Bopanna along with compatriot Harsh Mankad stormed into the semi-finals of the ITF men's tennis tournament at the CLAT Complex in Chandigarh on Thursday.
