Veteran tennis star Rohan Bopanna won the $1,465,260 Qatar Open with men's doubles partner Wesley Koolhof.
Davis Cup: Sasi Kumar Mukund, who was named as a reserve member in India's Davis Cup squad, pulled out after suffering an injury while playing in a tournament in Portugal.
Rohan Bopanna pulled out of India's Davis Cup tie against Pakistan due to a shoulder injury.
AITA usually names five-member squad apart from one or two reserve players.
David Cup: AITA on Wednesday reiterated that there will be no change in captaincy for the Pakistan tie with Rohit Rajpal set to lead the team.
Veteran Indian tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi on Wednesday refused to admit that he has been replaced as captain of India for the Davis Cup tie against Pakistan.
Rohan Bopanna's contention is that All India Tennis Association (AITA) changed the captain before ITF made a final decision on a neutral venue.
AITA Says India's Davis Cup Tie Against Pakistan In November In Islamabad Subject To Security Review
The tie was earlier scheduled to be held in Islamabad on September 14-15 but was postponed to November after an in-depth security review by the International Tennis Federation last month.
The tie is scheduled for September 14 and 15 in the Pakistani capital and the federation had begun the process to procure visas for the players.
Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Ramkumar Ramanathan will lead the singles challenge while Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan will make the doubles pair for the grass court tie.
India last played Pakistan in the Davis Cup in 2006 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.
Indian team last visited Pakistan in March 1964 and defeated the hosts by 4-0 in Lahore.
No Indian Davis Cup squad have travelled to Pakistan since March 1964.
Andreas Seppi guided Italy into the first finals of the revamped Davis Cup after beating India 3-1 in the world group qualifier.
Italy took a 2-0 lead in the second rubber of the Davis Cup World Group qualifier tie.
The venue boasts of an impressive 8-2 win-loss record for India, including the solitary victory over Italy in the 1985's World Group 1st Round.
Mahesh Bhupathi had earlier said that this will be India's best chance to beat Italy in the qualifiers.
Yuki Bhambri pulled out of the competition after his knee injury flared up at the US Open.
