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| 12 Jun 2009 | |
| World Group play-off venues announced |
The eight home nations in September's Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Play-off ties have announced their chosen venues.
Serbia will return to the Belgrade Arena for its World Group play-off tie against Uzbekistan in September. The tie will take place on indoor hard court.
South Africa has chosen Ellis Park in Johannesburg to stage its World Group play-off tie against India. It will be played on an indoor hard court, while Belgium will face Ukraine on an indoor clay court in Charleroi.
Brazil will take on fellow South Americans Ecuador on clay in Porto Alegre at the Ginasio Gigantinho, while clay is also the chosen surface for Italy, which faces Switzerland at Genoa's Centro Sportivo and Netherlands, which hosts France at the MECC in Maastricht.
In the other venues to be annnounced, Sweden meets Romania on hard court at the Idrottens Hus in Helsingborg and Chile will take on Austria on clay at Rancagua.
All chosen venues are subject to a successful site visit by the ITF. Ties take place on 18-20 September with the winners qualifying for the 2010 World Group.
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