Sports Bulletin Report
ISLAMABAD:-Pakistan will face Austria in the Davis Cup World Group 1 tie, which will be held at the Sportland Arena in Tulln an der Donau, Austria, on September 16 and 17, 2002.
According to an official of Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF), the tie will be held on red clay courts, as Pakistani players will reach Austria on the 10th of September, to acclimatize to the playing conditions.
The Pakistan team consists of playing captain Aisam ul Haq Qureshi, Aqeel Khan, Mohammad Shoaib, Muzammil Murtaza and Mohammad Abid while Austrian team consists of Coach Jurgen Melzer and players Jurij Rodionov, Filip Misolic, Gerald Melzer, Lucas Miedler and Alexander Erler.
The Pakistan team has been training at the clay courts of the PTF-SDA Complex in Islamabad since the 22nd of August, to prepare for the tie. President PTF Salim Saifullah Khan conveyed his best wishes to the team and prayed for their success.
