THE INTERNATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION APPROVES “AUSSIE DASHA” DARIA GAVRILOVA BUT DENIES ALJAZ BEDENE BRITISH TEAM APPEAL

Written by: on 23rd March 2016
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THE INTERNATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION APPROVES "AUSSIE DASHA" DARIA GAVRILOVA BUT DENIES ALJAZ BEDENE BRITISH TEAM APPEAL

epa05113445 Daria Gavrilova of Australia serves the ball to Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic during their second round match at the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 20 January 2016. EPA/DAVID CROSLING AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT  |

Announcement by the ITF Board of Directors

 

The ITF Board of Directors met in Chisinau, Moldova on 20 and 21 March and heard three appeals about eligibility to compete in its international team competitions, Davis Cup by BNP Paribas and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas.

 

Appeal by the Lawn Tennis Association on behalf of Aljaz Bedene

 

The Board determined that the applicable version of the ITF Davis Cup Regulations for the appeal at hand were the 2015 version.

 

The Board considered all written and oral submissions made by the LTA, Aljaz Bedene, Tenis Slovenia and the original decision maker, the Davis Cup Committee, along with all evidence received before and during the hearing, all on a “de novo” basis.

 

In all the circumstances, the Board determined that an exception should not be made pursuant to Article 35(d) of the ITF Davis Cup Regulations.

 

Mr Bedene is not eligible to represent Great Britain in Davis Cup by BNP Paribas.

Aljaz Bedene of Great Britain hits a return to Donald Young of the US during their match on the fourth day of the 2015 US Open Tennis Championship at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 03 September 2015. The US Open runs through 13 September, which is a return to a 14-day schedule. EPA/PETER FOLEY

 

Appeal by the Belarus Tennis Federation on behalf of Maxim Dubarenco

 

The Board determined that the applicable version of the ITF Davis Cup Regulations for the appeal at hand were the 2015 version.

 

The Board considered all written and oral submissions made by the Belarus Tennis Federation, the Moldova Republic Tennis Federation and the original decision maker, the Davis Cup Committee.

 

In all the circumstances, the Board determined that an exception should not be made pursuant to Article 35(d) of the ITF Davis Cup Regulations.

 

Mr Dubarenco is not eligible to represent Belarus in Davis Cup by BNP Paribas.

 

Appeal by Tennis Australia on behalf of Daria Gavrilova

 

The Board determined that the applicable version of the ITF Fed Cup Regulations for the appeal at hand were the 2015 version.

 

The Board considered all written and oral submissions made by Tennis Australia, Daria Gavrilova, the Russian Tennis Federation and the original decision maker, the Fed Cup Committee.

 

In all the circumstances, the Board determined that an exception should be made pursuant to Article 31(b) of the ITF Fed Cup Regulations.

 

Miss Gavrilova is now eligible to represent Australia in Fed Cup by BNP Paribas.

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