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Namibian tennis on the cusp of history

Posted on by Helge Schutz
Namibia’s national men’s tennis team, back row from left: Jean Erasmus, Ruben Yssel and coach Gerrie Dippenaar. In front: Codie and Connor van Schalkwyk. File photo
23
Jan

Namibian tennis faces its biggest challenge yet when it hosts Hong Kong in a Davis Cup World Group II play-off tie on 1 and 2 February.  Namibia reached the Group II play-off stage after winning the Africa Group III tournament in Nigeria last year, thereby becoming only the second Namibian team to win Africa Group III following their inaugural triumph in 2018.  Namibia, however, has never reached the Davis Cup World Group stage, which consists of the top 52 ranked nations in the world, and now stands on the cusp of creating history when they host Hong Kong. The Davis Cup World Group 1 consists of the top 26 nations in the world and World Group II of the next 26, ie 27th to 52nd, and reaching that stage will

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