After Nick Kyrgios, another Aussie involved in verbal volley as tempers flare in Ohio.
"As it seems now, I'm likely to take over as the team captain from Pilic, who will stay on as my adviser," the 34-year-old told a local newspaper.
Australian Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of the Rotterdam Open in February to play in basketball's NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, tournament director Richard Krajicek was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
Rohan Bopanna replaces Harsh Mankad in Davis Cup team for World Group play-off.
The respective world number ones were named as top seeds for next week's US Open.
AITA said last week they had written to International Tennis Federation (ITF) asking them to shift the tie to a neutral venue
Brad Gilbert has agreed to coach Andy Murray and assist the LTA with its performance programmes.
The total prize money for the year's final Grand Slam will be $18.5 million
Promising Indian tennis ace Karan Rastogi says though he didn't play a game in the Davis Cup match against New Zealand, all the same it was a great learning experience.
Leander Paes will lead the Indian team for the Davis Cup tie against Uzbekistan starting on April 29.
An ecstatic Sania Mirza on Monday shared her joy at becoming the World number one in tennis doubles by doling out advice to her many young fans.
'We have already implemented additional security measures and we will monitor suspicious activities. A thorough security review and an investigation are currently being undertaken.'
Sania jumped 35 places to 99 in the latest world rankings.
The Italian staged a remarkable recovery to beat Jelena Kostanic of Croatia and capture her maiden WTA singles title.
All the six aspirants playing in the qualifying rounds of the Bangalore Open were eliminated.
The British number one ended association with Brad Gilbert after 17 months.
The former US Open champion has withdrawn from this year's tournament because of a lingering wrist injury.
Harsh Mankad, included as a reserve player in the squad, had earlier demanded a guarantee of him playing in the tie.
It was sweet victory for Japan's Miyu Kato as she bagged the mixed doubles crown with Tim Puetz after being disqualied from the women's doubles.
The two are part of a five-member boys and girls' team which embarks on a six-week tour of Europe on Friday.
Billie Jean King helped the United States win the inaugural Fed Cup, the team event is being re-named in honour of the greatest trailblazer in women's tennis.
47-year-old Martina Navratilova and Lisa Raymond were also picked in the U.S. team for their Fed Cup first-round tie against Slovenia.
Bhambri, ranked 200th, recovered from a set down and registered what turned to be an emphatic 6-7, 6-3, 6-1 win over Pella in a match that lasted for two hours and 10 minutes.
Djokovic continues to lead ATP Rankings
If Williams is indeed 20 weeks into her term, that would mean she was approximately two months pregnant when she captured her record 23rd Grand Slam tournament singles title at the Australian Open in January.
The appointment was made after non-playing captain Ramesh Krishnan asked not to consider him for the post in 2004.\n
Former World No 1 Azarenka, the winner of two Australian Open titles and twice a US Open runner-up, withdrew from last year's tournament at Flushing Meadows because of a child custody battle.
The eighth seed was beaten by qualifier Punam Reddy in the ITF tournament.
Prakash Amritraj bagged his third successive title, winning the ITF Masters crown.
Chatwinder Singh, Tushar Liberhan and Divij Sharan will get Rs 25,000 each for travel expenses.
The victory earned Bopanna a meeting with Russia's Dmitri Vlasov in the f inal of the ITF Futures tournament.
It has sought the ITF's approval to field the US-born Indian.
The retired American ace said women were willing to play five-set matches but used the entertainment industry to highlight her stance that athletes will get paid the same regardless of the duration of the matches.
Serena Williams was unseeded at the French Open last month due to an extended absence for the birth of her first child but she is not likely to face the same problem at the US Open.
The AITA selection committee, on Tuesday, decided to keep veteran Leander Paes in the five-member playing squad for the upcoming Davis Cup tie against Croatia, making Divij Sharan the reserve member.
The April 4-6 match will be held at the lush green grass courts of the Calcutta South Club.
