Roger Federer
and Stan Wawrinka have made themselves available for Switzerland's
Davis Cup World Group playoff match against the Netherlands in
September.
"We are of course
very happy for this positive decision so early in the day," a post on
the SwissTennis website read. "It will allow us to prepare for this
playoff under the best of conditions."
The two Swiss stars won Switzerland's first Davis Cup crown last November when they defeated France in the final in Lille.
But they missed the first-round
defeat against Belgium this year to concentrate on the Grand Slam
events, Wawrinka taking full advantage to win the French Open.
There
was also the matter of qualification rights for next year's Rio
Olympics, with both players needing to play at least one Davis Cup tie
before next summer to be eligible.
The
winner of the tie from September 18-20 in the week after the US Open
will stay in the 16-strong World Group with the loser dropping down to
the second tier.
SwissTennis said that a decision on where the match would be played in Switzerland would be taken at a later date.
Date: 25th July 2015, Source: AFP
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