No need for panic: Tennis NZ

Rubin Statham. Photo / Getty Images

Tennis New Zealand's doing its best to calm a potentially ugly spat between the country's top players and the head coach.

Kiwi number three Rubin Statham has come out swinging at Marcel Vos, saying nobody wants him as either Davis Cup captain or New Zealand's top coach.

Tennis New Zealand CEO Steve Johns says the situation isn't as bad as is being made out.

He says they won't be rushing to have a beer but from a Davis Cup perspective it's still fine.

Johns says there's no need for panic, despite New Zealand's next Davis Cup tie in early March.

- NEWSTALK ZB