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Chandigarh: Sep 2, 2012
Chandigarh will witness international tennis
action this month with the Davis Cup tie between India and New Zealand being
held at the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association (CLTA) grounds here Sep 14-16.
The city is hosting a Davis Cup tie after a gap of 19 years.
The
CLTA has started the sale of tickets for the tennis stadium and is even
expecting fans of the New Zealand team to arrive at the Union Territory. The
tie here, comprising five matches, will be the Asia-Oceania second round play-offs
between both countries.
Despite
the big names of Indian tennis - Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi - missing
from action as they have not been selected for the national team by the All
India Tennis Association (AITA), tennis fans here could local lad Sanam Singh
in action.
"Davis
Cup is coming back to Chandigarh after nearly 19 years. We are happy about it.
We have reserved some seats for New Zealand fans also," CLTA
patron-in-chief and Davis Cup convenor Rajan Kashyap said here Sunday.
Chandigarh
had hosted the last Davis Cup here in 1993 when India had lost to Australia.
The
stadium can accommodate nearly 4,500 spectators.
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