Hepatitis forces Edy out of Davis Cup play-off<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Davis Cup campaign against China
\nthis week hit a last minute snag after doubles ace Eddy
\nKusdaryanto tested positive for hepatitis A.<\/p>\n
Eddy, whose partnership with Suwandi earned Indonesia a
\nconsolation win against South Korea in February, will have to
\ntake a two-week rest following the discovery last Friday and miss
\nthe crucial matches, scheduled from Friday to Sunday at the
\nSenayan tennis stadium.<\/p>\n
Deputy secretary of the Indonesian Tennis Association,
\nSubianto, said yesterday that the association's top-level
\ndecision makers had agreed to sideline the 20-year-old player
\nfrom the team.<\/p>\n
\"We don't want to see Eddy's illness worsen,\" Subianto said.<\/p>\n
Non-playing captain Wailan Walalangi said that Eddy's exit
\nwill be confirmed before the draw on Thursday. Wailan added that
\nhe was considering Sebastian da Costa as a potential substitute
\nfor Eddy.<\/p>\n
\"There is no change in our team line-up despite the laboratory
\nfinding. Sebastian is joining us as a stand-in if Eddy fails to
\nplay,\" Wailan said.<\/p>\n
Indonesia has named Suwandi, Andrian Raturandang, Donny
\nSusetyo and Eddy for this weekend's Davis Cup play-off. They
\nsuffered a 1-4 drubbing by South Korea and now meet China, a 1-4
\nloser to New Zealand, for a place in next year's Asia-Oceania
\nzone qualifying round.<\/p>\n
China arrived here on Sunday with a full team made up of two-
\ntime Asian Games gold medalist Pan Bing, Xia Jiaping, Zhao Jinhua
\nand Lu Ling.<\/p>\n
Eddy, who attended yesterday's training session as a
\nspectator, said that he has been infected with the disease since
\nhe was a child. \"I was easily exhausted during recent training
\nsessions, but I never complained,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Subianto denied any possibility of a poor diet in Eddy's case.
\n\"The doctor says that Eddy could suffer a relapse,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Coach Deddy Prasetyo said last week that after four weeks of
\ntraining, his players are showing improved physical fitness.<\/p>\n
The Chinese players yesterday got acquainted with the Senayan
\nclay court, the venue for the Davis Cup duel.<\/p>\n
\"We are not used to playing on clay, and the hot weather could
\ntrouble us. Our chances of winning look 50-50,\" coach He Dongpo
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Pan led China to a 4-1 rout of Indonesia in their last Davis
\nCup encounter in Beijing four years ago, but said he expected a
\ntough match this time. (amd)<\/p>",
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