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‘A matter of pride for Chennai’

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Tennis Association president, M.A. Alagappan, expressed pride and happiness at being given the chance to host the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Zone III round tie between India and Australia. The SDAT-Nungambakkam Stadium will host the tie from May 8 to 10.

“The last Davis Cup tie held in Chennai was exactly 30 years ago, between India and Australia. It is a matter of pride for Chennai and the TNTA that the Indian players and AITA chose the city as the venue for this very important and prestigious Davis Cup tie against Australia.

“This is an acknowledgement of the excellent facilities at the SDAT Tennis Stadium and the knowledgeable Chennai crowd. We look forward to successfully conducting this important event.

“The encounter will be the first-ever Davis Cup tie to be played on hard courts in India. With the Indian team consisting of Somdev Devvarman, who did well in the Chennai Open 2009, Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi, and Australia being a formidable side, the tie should be exciting and well contested,” said Alagappan.

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