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The team of Turkmen tennis players departed to Tashkent to prepare for the Davis Cup

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The team of Turkmen tennis players departed to Tashkent to prepare for the Davis Cup

Today, the team of Turkmen tennis players went to the capital of Uzbekistan to prepare for the Davis Cup. In these prestigious competitions, our compatriots will compete in Group IV of the Asia and Oceania zone, the matches of which will be held from October 17th to 24th in the city of Isa Town (Bahrain).

10 teams - Bahrain, Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Guam, Kuwait, Mongolia, Singapore, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, will compete for the only ticket to the 3rd group. They will be divided into two subgroups. The composition of the subgroups will be known following the results of the draw, which will take place on October 16.

The winners of the subgroups will play in the decisive match for the right to participate in the 3rd group of the Asia and Oceania zone in 2023.

According to the Tennis Federation of Turkmenistan, our team included: Yuri Rogusskiy, Meylis Orazmuhammedov, Gurbanberdi Gurbanberdiyev, Hajy Charyev, Atlymurad Gurbanov. The captain and head coach of the men's team is Mirali Gasanov.

In preparation for the Davis Cup, the team of Turkmenistan plans to play several friendly matches at the training camp in Tashkent, including with the national team of Uzbekistan.

Turkmen tennis players have been playing in the Davis Cup since 2004. They achieved the best result in these competitions in 2015, reaching the playoffs of the tournament of the III group of the Asia and Oceania zone in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).