The International Tennis Federation banned Tunisia from the 2014 Davis Cup on Saturday after one of its players was ordered not to compete against an Israeli opponent at a second-tier tournament last month. The ITF said in a statement that the Tunisian federation was guilty of ''interfering with international sporting practice'' when it ordered Malek Jaziri to withdraw from his quarterfinal against Israeli player Amir Weintraub at an ATP Challenger tournament in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The ITF said its board voted unanimously to suspend Tunisia from the Davis Cup for one year, with Tunisian member Tarak Cherif recusing himself from the vote. ''There is no room for prejudice of any kind in sport or in society,'' ITF President Francesco Ricci Bitti said in the statement. More...