Davis Cup: Without Stefanos Tsitsipas against Jamaica

Without Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greece host Jamaica over the weekend of March 4-5 as part of the Davis Cup playoffs to be played at the ACE Tennis Club in Pallini, with the winning team set to compete in World Group II next September.

The fact that the games against Jamaica are just before Indian Wells (March 10-20) made it difficult for the world No. 4, who will not play, to participate from the start, which the Hellene confirmed Tennis Association Φ.Ο.Α).

The 5 players who will form the Greek mission are Michalis Pervolarakis, Petros Tsitsipas, Markos Kalovelonis, Aristotelis Thanos and Alexandros Skorilas.

The matches take place on an indoor dirt floor in the appropriately designed indoor area of ​​the ACE Tennis Club.

The national tennis team continues its quest for promotion to the major division of the Men’s World Championship, which Jamaica is hosting on March 4-5, 2022 as part of the World Group II play-offs.

The meeting is organized by the Hellenic Tennis Federation (EFOA) on behalf of the World Tennis Federation (ITF).

The five games, two singles on day one, one doubles and two singles on day two, will be played on the indoor courts of Ace Tennis Club (Anthousas Ave. 9, Pallini).

Team coach Dimitris Hatzinikolaou will have five athletes available for the games against Jamaica, Michalis Pervolarakis, Petros Tsitsipas, Marko Kalovelonis, Aristotelis Thanos, Alexandros Skorilas.

Tickets are expected to be available in February and their price will be fixed at twenty (20) euros per day.

The national team’s efforts will be televised by Cosmote TV.

Our national team and the board of EFOA thank ITF and everyone who supports the event.”it said in the announcement.

SOURCE: Tennis24