Niland focuses on Davis Cup tie

CONOR NILAND is to devote his focus to Ireland’s Davis Cup clash with Tunisia in Dublin next month in following his Wimbledon heartbreak.

Niland, defeated in the opening round by France’s Adrian Mannarino, was considering continuing the chase for world ranking points next week. But after careful consideration the Limerick man is to skip tournament action ahead of the relegation play-off showdown with Tunisia at the David Lloyd Riverview next month (July 8-10).

Niland said: “I was in two minds about whether I would play in a tournament next week. There are Challenger tournaments on next week in Germany and Italy which would have been convenient enough for me.