On February 6, Beijing time, according to the news of the International Tennis Federation, the Chinese tennis team will withdraw from the Davis Cup for the third consecutive year.
As can be seen from the announcement of the International Tennis Federation, since the epidemic control measures are not under the control of the Chinese Tennis Association, and the Chinese team does not plan to play again at another time, the Davis Cup World Group II play-off match originally scheduled for the Home of the Chinese team in March this year will be cancelled, and the Irish team will directly advance. (Original: Due to COVID regulations and restrictions which are beyond the control of the Chinese Tennis Association, it is unfeasible for the tie to be held in China and China, P.R. is not in a position to play the Davis Cup World Group II Play-off tie against Ireland on 4-5 March. Ireland will advance to the World Group II ties in September 2022）
The last time China played in the Davis Cup was in early February 2019, when they lost 2-3 to Japan in five bitter battles. After that, the Chinese team withdrew from the competition for three consecutive years. The Chinese tennis team is one of the teams most affected by the epidemic, in addition to withdrawing from the Davis Cup for three consecutive years, the domestic ATP, WTA, ITF events have not been held normally in the past two years, which directly led to the serious loss of points for Chinese tennis players, and the world ranking showed a downward trend. In addition, the inability of domestic tennis tournaments to be held normally also makes it difficult for young Chinese players to have the opportunity to earn points, making it difficult to have the opportunity to participate in higher-level events, which makes fans worried.