Fist bumps replace handshakes, sweaty towels off limits in Davis Cup

Japan and Ecuador players attend opening ceremony of Davis Cup qualifier which was played without spectators.

Two of Friday’s encounters had to be staged behind closed doors with spectators banned in Miki, where Japan are hosting Ecuador, and in Cagliari as Italy faced South Korea. On Friday, only teams, media and support staff were allowed into the arena where world No 79 Gianluca Mager then extended the Italian lead to 2-0 overnight after a 6-3, 7-5 debut win over Nam Ji-sung.

Emilio Gomez defeated Go Soeda 7-5, 7-6 while Roberto Quiroz shrugged off a gap of 186 places in the rankings to beat Yasutaka Uchiyama 7-6 , 2-6, 7-6 .Ball boys and girls wore gloves to handle the balls and used baskets for players to toss their towels.It all added to a miserable day for Japan who were without Nishikori, still recovering from an elbow injury which has sidelined him since the US Open, and Nishioka.

Other ties were also locked at 1-1 – Kazakhstan v Netherlands, Austria against Uruguay, Hungary at home to Belgium, Germany’s tie with Belarus and Colombia vs Argentina.

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