Matavao Fanguna (TON) will make his debut for Pacific Oceania in the Asia/Oceania Group III Davis Cup Tie in Tay Ninh Vietnam in the week commencing Monday 23rd August. The full team will be:
– Colin Sinclair (NMI)
– Matavao Fanguna (TON)
– Clement Mainguy (VAN)
– Brett Baudinet (CI) who is the playing captain.
Matavao Fanguna won a Gold Medal at the 2019 Pacific Games and is only the 2nd player from Tonga to play Davis Cup for Pacific Oceania, the first being Motuliki Kailahi who made his debut in 1995 vs United Arab Emirates. He went on to play 10 Ties with a 13 win/6 loss record.
Three Nations will advance from Asia/Oceania Group III to contest the 2022 World Group II Play-offs. Nations competing in Asia/Oceania III include:
Hong Kong, China
Jordan
Kuwait
Malaysia
Pacific Oceania
Qatar
Sri Lanka
Syria
Vietnam