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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> 43<br />
Sport<br />
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Thursday <strong>September</strong> <strong>15</strong> <strong>2016</strong><br />
Tearney puts health woes aside<br />
• By Gordon Findlater<br />
FINN TEARNEY is set to<br />
make his on-court debut at the<br />
Davis Cup when New Zealand<br />
meet Pakistan at Wilding Park<br />
tomorrow.<br />
Tearney, New Zealand’s top<br />
ranked singles player, will be<br />
happy just to get on the court<br />
after an experience to forget<br />
during the team’s last tie in<br />
Korea. He fell ill and was unable<br />
to play due to tonsillitis.<br />
“That was pretty average, I<br />
ended up having my tonsils<br />
out after that. I love being in<br />
the Davis Cup environment<br />
with the guys and I’m looking<br />
forward to playing in front of a<br />
home crowd,” said Tearney.<br />
New Zealand play Pakistan<br />
in a group one Asia/Oceania<br />
relegation match.<br />
<strong>The</strong> match will be crucial as<br />
the loser of the tie will be relegated<br />
to group two.<br />
Twelve months ago New<br />
Zealand were just one win away<br />
from advancing to the world<br />
group play-offs.<br />
However, with New Zealand<br />
winning just one of the four singles<br />
ties, it has become evident<br />
the team are in need of a standout<br />
player in singles to make it<br />
to the next level.<br />
It is hoped Tearney could<br />
be that player. In 2014 he was<br />
ranked outside the top <strong>15</strong>00 in<br />
the world and in the space of just<br />
two years has risen to 362.<br />
<strong>The</strong> tie starts at 11am with the<br />
first singles matches.<br />
SECOND TIME LUCKY: Finn<br />
Tearney is looking forward to<br />
getting on court after getting<br />
tonsillitis during the team’s<br />
last Davis Cup tie against<br />
Korea, in Seoul. <br />
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