Tennis - Aegon Open - Nottingham Tennis Centre - 23/6/15 Spain's David Ferrer in action during the second round Action Images via Reuters / Matthew Childs Livepic
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spain's new Davis Cup captain Conchita Martinez sprung a surprise on Tuesday by naming world number seven David Ferrer in her team for next week's Group I tie away to Russia.
Ferrer was not expected to make himself available for the July 17-19 match in Vladivostok following a dispute between top players and the Spanish tennis federation (RFET) over the appointment last year of Gala Leon as the nation's first female Davis Cup captain.
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