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Pavel unsure for tie
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Published 04/02/2003 at 15:53 GMT
Romanian number one Andrei Pavel, recovering from a back injury, has postponed a decision on whether to play in this weekend's Davis Cup tie against last year's beaten finalists France.
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Romanian number one Andrei
Pavel, recovering from a back injury, has postponed a decision
on whether to play in this weekend's Davis Cup tie against last
year's beaten finalists France.
Last month, Pavel was forced to retire during his
first-round match against Italian Renzo Furlan at the Australian
Open after aggravating a back injury.
He resumed preparation last Saturday, when doctors cleared
him to train after three weeks of inactivity.
"I feel good, I have no pain but I'm still hesitating,"
Pavel told Reuters on Tuesday.
Pavel has practised over the last two days but he has not
played a full set yet.
"I don't want to put my team mates' efforts to win the match
against France in danger, by having to come off court because of
a relapse," Pavel said.
"I know that I risk my career if my injured back does not
cope with the strain," Pavel said.
Adrian Voinea, Victor Hanescu and Gabriel Trifu make up the
rest of the Romania squad with Hanescu lined up as substitute
for Pavel if he cannot play.
The winners at the Polivalent Hall in Bucharest play
Netherlands or Switzerland in the Davis Cup world group
quarter-finals.
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