The final phase of the Federation Cup, scheduled from April 14 to 19 in Budapest, was postponed to a date to be determined due to "health problems caused by Covid-19," announced the International Tennis Federation (ITF).

The Hungarian capital was going to release a format traced to that of the last Davis Cup in Madrid, with 12 teams playing in the same venue. France, current champion, was framed in Group A with Russia and Hungary, while Spain shared Group C with the United States and Slovakia.

The president of the ITF, David Haggerty, was "very disappointed" to make this decision, although he also justified it in the fact of "not jeopardizing the safety of players, captains, workers and fans".

Government ban

In the last hours, the Government of Budapest had banned the meetings of more than one hundred people indoors. A restriction that directly affected the matches scheduled at the Laszlo Papp Budapest Sports Arena.

Likewise, the ITF had to suspend the qualifiers between teams of smaller rank that were going to be played in eight other cities of the world on April 17 and 18.

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