S. Korea to host RI in Davis qualifier<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia faces a daunting Davis Cup challenge,
\nnext year when it flies to South Korea for their Asia Oceania
\nZone One rematch of the men's tennis championship.<\/p>\n
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced on
\nTuesday, while holding the draw, the Indonesia-South Korea duel
\nwill be played simultaneously with the other zonal qualifying
\nround matches, pitting 14 teams from Asia Oceania, Caribbean and
\nSouth America on Feb. 3-5, 1995.<\/p>\n
It will be Indonesia's sixth encounter with their arch rivals,
\nSouth Korea, since 1982, with both sides winning their home Davis
\nCup tie but conceding away losses. Indonesia now leads 3-2 after
\na Benny Wijaya-led squad outlasted the South Koreans last July
\nfor a berth in the World Group qualifying round.<\/p>\n
Benny and company's dreams of joining the world tennis elite,
\nended at the hands of Switzerland last month. Spearheaded by
\nOlympic gold medalist Marc Rosset, the visiting Swiss players
\nswept Indonesia 4-1.<\/p>\n
Indonesia entered the group, consisting of the world's 16
\ntennis playing countries, twice, in 1982 and 1988, only to crash
\nto Sweden and Germany respectively.<\/p>\n
Switzerland will travel to the Netherlands, next year, for its
\nWorld Group first round matches against the Netherlands.<\/p>\n
Tuesday's draw also put top seeds the United States and
\nGermany, unexpectedly beaten in this year's Davis Cup semifinals,
\nin tough first round matches, Reuter reported.<\/p>\n
The U.S. was handed a re-match of one of the most sensational
\nfinals in recent history against France, which beat an Andre
\nAgassi-led squad 3-1 amid memorable scenes in Lyon in 1991.<\/p>\n
The good news for the Americans, still smarting from their
\nsemifinal downfall in Sweden last month, is that they have home
\nadvantage this time, as do Germany against world group newcomer
\nCroatia.<\/p>\n
In contrast, this year's finalists Russia and Sweden will both
\nbe forced to travel for their first-round matches to be played
\nbetween Feb. 3-5.<\/p>\n
Russia which hosts this year's final at Moscow's Olympic
\nStadium in December, must play in Belgium while the Swedes face
\nan all-Scandinavian battle in Denmark. (amd)<\/p>",
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