New Delhi, India’s Yuki Bhambri is a doubtful starter for the upcoming Davis Cup tie against Korea in Seoul after suffering a right-leg strain during practice ahead of his US Open main draw match.
Bhambri Suffers Minor Strain Ahead of Main Draw
Yuki Bhambri reported a minor strain sustained during practice before his main draw match. He stated, “This is a minor strain. There is no timeline set for my recovery but there is nothing major,” in an interview with PTI. As of now, there are no significant concerns regarding his condition.
Bhambri did not travel to Seoul with the first batch of Indian players that left on Thursday night, adding uncertainty over his availability for the crucial tie, where the winner will seal place in elite 8-team Davis Cup Finals.
It’s a day-by-day situation, we will see how it goes,” he said. We will see if we can recover for Davis Cup,” he said. Left-handed Anirudh Chandrasekar has already been asked to link up with the squad in Seoul as per captain Rohit Rajpal’s request, according to AITA sources.
Bhambri is being monitored on a day-to-day basis and is consulting the Indian Davis Cup team support staff, including Debashish Das and Yash Pandey, to assess his recovery. “There is still pain. “I am competing in the Asian Games one hundred percent. Siddharth Rawat and Arnav Paparkar are reserve players in the squad but they are singles players. He already has a Korea visa.
