Alex de Minaur leads the Aussie cost for the round-robin stage of the 2023 Davis Cup Finals.
Manchester, Nice Britain, 13 September 2023 | Leigh Rogers
Australia begins its 2023 Davis Cup Finals marketing campaign in Manchester right this moment, dealing with host nation Nice Britain in a round-robin tie.
That is the 14th Davis Cup assembly between these two nations, with Australia trying to construct on an 8-5 win-loss document.
Alex de Minaur, who at present sits at a career-high world No.12, spearheads an Australian crew trying to higher final 12 months’s runner-up end.
“What motivates us is to attempt to get one higher than we did final 12 months,” De Minaur stated.
“We received so near with the ability to elevate that Davis Cup trophy, which gave us a whole lot of fireplace within the stomach to come back again and go for extra.”
But De Minaur acknowledges it gained’t be straightforward.
“We’ve received a really powerful group, a whole lot of excellent gamers. Very harmful, gamers and nations, so it’s going to be very powerful,” he stated.
“We have now to come back collectively as a crew and hopefully be capable to put a powerful efficiency in each the singles and doubles. We need to stick collectively and convey the identical camaraderie we did final 12 months.”
| Australian crew | ||
| Participant | Singles rating | Doubles rating |
| Alex de Minaur | No.12 | No.285 |
| Max Purcell | No.43 | No.45 |
| Jordan Thompson | No.55 | No.111 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis | No.74 | No.148 |
| Matt Ebden | – | No.8 |
| Captain: Lleyton Hewitt | ||
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The Nice Britain crew boasts two top-30 singles gamers, in addition to former world No.1 Andy Murray.
Their robust line-up additionally consists of the in-form Jack Draper, a rising 21-year-old star who superior to the US Open fourth-round run earlier this month, and world No.3 doubles participant Neal Skupski.
“We have now an ideal crew with a whole lot of Davis Cup expertise who will likely be prepared to present it all the things,” Nice Britain captain Leon Smith stated.
| Nice Britain crew | ||
| Participant | Singles rating | Doubles rating |
| Cameron Norrie | No.17 | – |
| Dan Evans | No.27 | No.115 |
| Andy Murray | No.41 | No.573 |
| Jack Draper | No.106 | – |
| Neal Skupski | – | No.3 |
| Captain: Leon Smith | ||
The highest-two performing Group B nations, which additionally consists of France and Switzerland, advance to the elimination stage of the finals in November.
Australia performs each France and Switzerland later this week.
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“I really feel like we’re actually in a tricky group,” Australian captain Lleyton Hewitt stated.
“They’re all high quality groups and we’re going to need to be on our sport in each single match.
“We’re fairly pleased with the place we’re at. I’ve received a very good group of men right here that I consider in and on the again of what we did final 12 months as nicely, there’s a whole lot of perception throughout the crew.”
The 2023 Davis Cup Finals are broadcast dwell on the 9 Community in Australia, with protection starting from 9.45pm AEDT (Wednesday 13 September).
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