NEWS

Work in progress for the 2015 edition of the Davis Cup (Zone Europe, Group 3) held in San Marino July 13 to 18. The Tennis Centre Cassa di Risparmio di Fonte dell'Ovo is completing the assembly operations of the center court (photo) and the venue. At the weekend it is expected the arrival of all the teams involved in the competition that will promote the two nations to group 2. The first representative to arrive on Titan will be the Iceland, then all the others including Cyprus and its champion Marcos Baghdatis. Former top ten is going through a great period of form, witnessed by the semifinals of Nottingham and the third round reached at Wimbledon. Some last-minute defection in the Greek team, which will have to give up his "golden boy" Stefanos Tsisipas, number 16 of the under 18 world ranking and winner of the junior tournament on these same courts in September 2013. Confirmed the presence of the 23 year-old Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili, fresh from the third round of Wimbledon too, where he took the luxury of eliminating in 5 sets Feliciano Lopez, #15 in the world. Tuesday, the draw for the group stage and the challenges begin from Wednesday, with the formula of two singles and a double. The start time of the match is scheduled for 11.00.