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Tennis-Mirnegg replaces banned Koubek in Austrian squad

VIENNA, Feb 22 - Austrian Davis Cup captain Thomas
Muster has replaced Stefan Koubek, who is appealing against a
drugs ban, with Marco Mirnegg in his squad for next week's
first-round tie against Australia.

Juergen Melzer, Julian Knowle and Alexander Peya make up the
rest of the Austrian squad along with debutant Mirnegg.

Koubek, banned for three months in December, says his failed
test during the 2004 French Open was caused by a doctor's
injection to treat a wrist injury.

Koubek is awaiting a response after asking the International
Tennis Federation to lift the ban early, Austrian news agency
APA reported on Tuesday.

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