From correspondents in Europe, 07:30 PM IST

Nikolay Davydenko faces a visa crisis which could prevent him from seeking his first career victory from Monday at the Queen's club event in London.

The French Open quarter-finalist who lost to Robin Soderling is rushing to get his passport stamped so he can enter Britain. He hopes to play the Wimbledon warm-up for only the second time, last competing in 2006.

But as a Russian, the process can be torturous to enter the European Union. Requirement include an interview with a consular officer, which has been tough to schedule amid a British holiday and the heat of playing a Grand Slam.

'I tried last week, I could have taken an appointment, but I played three days in a row,' said the world number 11. 'I missed it and then there was a holiday on Monday.

I'll try tomorrow. Some players say it could take 10 days and that would be trouble for me.

'If I only receive my visa at the end of next week. I don't know what I can do. I need to be ready to play by Monday at Queen's. I wish it could go faster for us.'

(Staff Writer, © IANS)