Roger
Federer and Stan Wawrinka have made themselves available for Switzerland’s
Davis Cup World Group playoff match against the Netherlands in September, AFP
reports.
“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 Lille.
But
they missed the first round defeat against Belgium this year to concentrate on
their play in 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.
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