Updated On: 24 September, 2021 01:14 PM IST | Mumbai | Ashwin Ferro
Mahesh Bhupathi defends Sumit Nagal’s call to skip Davis Cup as hard surface would further damage his hip

Mahesh Bhupathi
India tennis stalwart Mahesh Bhupathi has come out in support of Sumit Nagal, who skipped the Davis Cup World Group 1 tie (September 18-20) in Finland.
India went down 1-3 and the All India Tennis Association (AITA) are upset that Nagal, 24, who cited a hip injury for missing this fixture, has played two Challenger events abroad (Meerbusch in Germany and Banja Luka in Bosnia & Herzegovina) recently.