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China meets Pakistan in Davis Cup

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-09-19 16:51
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China will take on Pakistan in the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I, second round play-offs in Beijing on September 22-24.

The No. 28 ranked Pakistan Davis Cup team, one of the eight teams in this group, is excited about playing against the Chinese.

Pakistan is spearheaded by Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, 26, currently ranked No. 441 in the world,

China, rated 39th, will keep its position in Group I in 2007 if it wins the games. If not, China will be relegated to Group II.

It has been 16 years since these two Davis Cup teams have met with China holding a 3-1 overall advantage over their Pakistani counterparts.