Novak chose to miss Slovakia 's opening Davis Cup tie to focus on U.S. hard - court season . Defending champions face India at home in world group tie without world No . 3 . Rafael ##a returns to action in singles competition this weekend after injury . Former world No . 1 Dinara Safina suffered another setback in her bid to get back to the top of the women 's game on Thursday as she lost a tight three setter to fifth-seed Lucie Safarova . Elena Safina loses in second round of Malaysia Open .
Novak chose to miss Slovakia 's opening Davis Cup tie to focus on U.S. hard - court season . Defending champions face India at home in world group tie without world No . 3 . Rafael ##a returns to action in singles competition this weekend after injury . Former world No . 1 Elena Safina loses in second round of Malaysia Open .