The match will take place in Cyprus on September 13-14, with participation in the Davis Cup Qualification at stake.
Israel Men’s Tennis Team decided on the lineup for the match Davis Cup World Group I against the team Ukraine.
The application included four of the five strongest Israeli tennis players according to the world ranking: Yishai Oliel (No. 426 ATP), Daniel Zuckerman (No. 541 ATP, No. 172 in the doubles ranking), Orel Kimhi (No. 651 ATP), Amit Vales (No. 1027 ATP), and Roy Stepanov (No. 295 ATP in doubles).
Let us recall that the match will take place in Cyprus on September 13-14. The host of the match will be the Israeli team, which was forced to resort to a neutral venue due to military actions on the territory of its country. The matches will be held without spectators due to compliance with security measures. On September 13, the sides will start the game at 15:00 Kyiv time, and on September 14 – at 17:00.
Ukraine will be represented in the match with Israel by: Vitaliy Sachko, Alexander Ovcharenko, Alexey Krutykh, Vladislav Orlov, Ilya Beloborodko. Captain – Orest Tereshchuk. The two strongest Ukrainian tennis players at the moment – Vadim Ursu and Ilya Marchenko – are not included in the team.
Ukraine and Israel have previously played against each other three times, and in all matches, the Ukrainian tennis players were stronger. The previous confrontation between the teams took place in Kyiv in 2021, where the teams played all five matches (3:2).
Let us recall that the winner of the match between Ukraine and Israel will play in the Davis Cup Qualification next season.
Source: Sportarena
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