Indian Davis Cup captain Rohit Rajpal and AITA members presenting the primary ticket to tie to the U.P. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.| Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The draw ceremony for the Davis Cup World Group-2 tennis tie between India and Morocco shall be held at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s residence on Friday.

The non-playing captain of the Indian crew, Rohit Rajpal, together with the officers of the All India Tennis Association (AITA) met the CM and offered him with the primary ticket for the tie to be held on the Mini Stadium in Gomti Nagar on Saturday and Sunday.

“It will be an action-packed weekend for the tennis enthusiasts, especially for the fans in Lucknow. We thank the Uttar Pradesh government for its support in hosting the tie, celebrating tennis and also putting up a memorable farewell for Rohan Bopanna”, stated the secretary-general of AITA, Anil Dhupar.

Bopanna who arrived right here after a memorable doubles ultimate on the US Open will resume coaching with the crew on Wednesday.

“We congratulate Rohan Bopanna and are eagerly waiting to witness him serving for India one last time in Davis Cup. We applaud his dedication, the way he played the US Open final and honoured the spirit of the game”, stated the AITA president Anil Jain.

Bopanna, who had made his Davis Cup debut in 2002, has introduced that the tie in opposition to Morocco could be his final Davis Cup engagement.

The remainder of the Indian crew — Sumit Nagal, Mukund Sasikumar, Digvijay Pratap Singh, Yuki Bhambri, and Ramkumar Ramanathan — is already coaching on the venue.

The two singles matches, to be performed one after the opposite, are scheduled to start out at 12 midday on Saturday. Three matches, beginning with the doubles and adopted by the 2 reverse singles, will start at 11 a.m. on Sunday. The winner of the tie will qualify for the World Group-1 play-off.