Davis Cup:
Finland against Austria without Melbourne winner
Good news has reached Austria's Tennis Davis Cup team. Finland's reigning Wimbledon and now Australian Open doubles champion Harri Heliövaara has withdrawn from the international clash against Red-White-Red on Friday and Saturday in Schwechat at short notice following his recent title win.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen For ÖTV Davis Cup team captain and sports director Jürgen Melzer, his team is still not the favorite: "I would still assume 50:50."
Melzer, however, saw Heliövaara's withdrawal as "definitely not a disadvantage for us. (...) That plays into our hands in terms of chances," emphasized the 43-year-old. With the exception of Sebastian Ofner, who is working on his comeback, his team is at its best. In addition to the doubles specialists Alexander Erler and Lucas Miedler, Jurij Rodionov, Lukas Neumayer and Filip Misolic have also been preparing at the Schwechat Multiversum since Monday.
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