NZ tennis team 'missing' in Kazakhstan

Veteran Davis Cup tennis player Alistair Hunt has been left stranded in Frankfurt, while the rest of the squad is not able to be contacted in Kazakhstan.

Hunt was a late inclusion in the Davis Cup squad for this weekend's tie in the former Soviet Republic. He has spent three days in Frankfurt, waiting for his visa to be processed.

Tennis New Zealand CEO Don Turner says they have not been able to speed up the process.

He says Hunt has had to spend some time in Frankfurt but they are hoping he will be able to move today. Turner says that should not have stopped Hunt practicing because he has plenty of connections in Germany.

Turner says communication with Kazakhstan is almost nil and they are struggling to find out what is happening. He has also confirmed the New Zealand team has changed hotels in Kazakhstan, because the hotel tripled the price when they arrived.

But the trouble is that Turner does not know where the team has moved to, until they make contact.

The tie starts on Friday. Hunt is expected to join the squad tomorrow.

- NEWSTALK ZB