Elsewhere, with Australian Open champion Boris Becker...
Elsewhere, with Australian Open champion Boris Becker sidelined by a leg injury and Michael Stich fit only for doubles because of an ankle injury, Germany has been forced to field two newcomers in its Davis Cup match against Switzerland in Geneva.
David Prinosil faces Jakob Hlasek and Hendrik Dreekman takes on Marc Rosset in the first two singles of the World Group contest.
Thomas Muster, the clay-court specialist about to take over the world No. 1 ranking from Andre Agassi, plays a rare match on grass when Austria meets South Africa in Johannesburg.
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