LONDON — Britain named its team for next week's Davis Cup final against Belgium on Tuesday with no place for Aljaz Bedene whose hopes of being eligible for his adopted country were put on hold.
Slovenian born Bedene, ranked 45th in the world, was granted a British passport earlier this year having lived in the country since 2008 and was appealing against a new International Tennis Federation (ITF) rule which says a player cannot play for more than one country in its flagship team competition.
Bedene, who is allowed to play under the British flag on the ATP Tour, played in three ties for Slovenia, all dead rubbers.