NEW DELHI: The draw for the Davis Cup play-offs was postponed to allow an investigation into the bizarre ending of the Belgium-Chile qualifying tie, the International Tennis Federation told AFP on Friday.
“We took the decision to reschedule the draw to allow the necessary time to complete due diligence around that issue,” an ITF spokesperson told AFP.
The draw has been provisionally re scheduled for March 3, said the ITF.
The draw, originally slated for Thursday this week, would have determined who Chile face in a playoff to save their top-tier place after the controversial loss on February 2.
Chile’s Cristian Garin refused to continue in the decisive rubber after being knocked down by his opponent, Zizou Bergs, on a changeover.
Belgium were leading the tie 2-1 when Bergs held serve in a marathon 11th game in the third set to put the hosts one game from victory.
Bergs galloped round the court in celebration and raced past the net towards his chair, colliding with Garin and sending the Chilean flying.
Garin suffered a bruise that the Chileans said affected his eye. They immediately requested Bergs’ disqualification. Agencies
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