Veteran Czech player Radek Stepanek has withdrawn from next week's Davis Cup tie against Switzerland due to an escalating neck injury since the tournament in Sydney.
According to ATP website, "a neck disc was pressing on a nerve and was creating a big problem in Stepanek's neck and right hand".
Team captain Jaroslav Navratil announced that Stepanek will be replaced by world ranked 189 Ivo Minar, who will join Tomas Berdych and Lukas Rosol for the trip to Geneva. The defending champions will meet the Swiss team who will be without Roger Federer.
(Via Sport.cz, NDTV Sports, ATPWorldTour)
