Vienna – Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 2:21 pm
Austria’s Davis Cup team is once again hoping to take part in the group stage in September.
Sportingly, captain Jürgen Melzer’s side missed the playoffs after the 3-1 defeat in South Korea last week. But now, the Austrian Tennis Association (ÖTV) has applied for a wildcard, the federation confirmed on Wednesday according to media reports. The background is that Russia may not be allowed to participate due to the sports boycott.
Defending Russia received one of the four wildcards, but the country is currently on hold due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. ÖTV is now hoping to land a potential vacancy in the lucrative group stage for the top 16 nations. Then it will also be possible, as was the case last year when Innsbruck was the stadium, to host the Davis Cup.
However, ÖTV is realistic and the chances of receiving a wildcard extension are rather low. This means that Austria is on 16./17. September in the play-off against relegation to the first world group.
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