Sydney Events - Catch all the Davis Cup tennis action at Royal Sydney Golf Club, 5 minutes drive from the Swiss Grand Hotel Bondi

Catch all the Davis Cup tennis action at Royal Sydney Golf Club, 5 minutes drive from the Swiss Grand Hotel Bondi. The Swiss Grand Hotel in line with Tennis fever is also offering Bed Breakfast and Parking included specials on the website http://www.swissgrand.com.au/


Paribas World Group Play-Off between Australia and Switzerland will be from 16-18 September. The tie will be played on the club's historic grass courts, once the stomping ground of Sir Norman Brookes, whose name adorns the Australian open men's trophy. Royal Sydney Golf Club last played host to a major tennis event in 2001, when Alicia Molik and Nicole Pratt led the Fed Cup team to a 4-1 victory, coincidentally over Switzerland, in a World Group Playoff quarterfinal.


The second oldest club in Australia, Royal Sydney's facilities include 13 outstanding grass courts. Australia will play its crucial Davis Cup World Group playoff against Switzerland on the grass courts of the Royal Sydney Golf Club in September. The match, which takes place from Sept 16-18, will be the first time a major tennis event has been held at the venue in Sydney's eastern suburbs for 10 years.


The Davis Cup is an iconic event in world tennis and holds a special place in Australian tennis and sporting history. It is one of the world sport's largest annual international team competitions and an honour roll of tennis legends have participated since the inception of Davis Cup in 1900.
Tickets are now live on sale for the Davis Cup World Group Play-off between Australia and Switzerland at 9:00 am on Thursday 25 August from Ticketek: Web: www.ticketek.com.au , Phone: 132 849 or +61 3 9039 9407 Or any Ticketek agency.


Captain Pat Rafter said he's looking forward to the encounter, which will see the winner advance to the top-flight World Group next year. "Our team is excited abotu having a home tie and taking on switzerland," Davis Cup Captain Pat Rafter said. "Our priority is to get back into the World Group and we are doing everything we can to achieve this. "It will be great to take on the Swiss on the historic grass courts of Royal Sydney in front of what we hope will be a noisy home ground."
LLEYTON HEWITT has told Tennis Australia he will be ready to play in the Davis Cup tie against Switzerland's Roger Federer next month, despite the battling Australian's forced withdrawal from the US Open because of a foot injury. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/ill-be-ready-for-roger-vows-hewitt-after-quitting-open-20110827-1jfgr.html#ixzz1WNJZqbr5