This week 16 nations will compete within the Davis Cup Finals Group Stage from Tuesday by means of Sunday within the hopes of reaching the Ultimate 8 in November in Malaga.
The nations will compete throughout 4 teams in 4 cities — Group A in Bologna, Group B in Manchester, Group C in Valencia and Group D in Break up — with the highest two nations per group to qualify for the knockout stage in two months.
In Group A, defending champion Canada, Italy, Chile and Sweden will sq. off. Notable gamers in motion embody Denis Shapovalov for Canada, Lorenzo Musetti for Italy and Nicolas Jarry for Chile.
Group B is stuffed with stars, with Cameron Norrie, Daniel Evans and Andy Murray main the best way for Nice Britain and Stan Wawrinka on the Swiss facet, which additionally contains Dominic Stricker, the person who upset Stefanos Tsitsdipas at Flushing Meadows. Alex de Minaur and Thanasi Kokkinakis are competing for Australia.
US Open champion Novak Djokovic headlines Group C as he leads Serbia. Additionally within the group will probably be 2022 Subsequent Gen ATP Finals runner-up Jiri Lehecka, the Czech who made this yr’s Australian Open quarter-finals.
Frances Tiafoe and Tommy Paul will attempt to ship america to the Ultimate 8 with a superb efficiency in Group D, the place Borna Coric will lead the house Croatian facet.
Group A – Bologna: Canada, Chile, Italy, Sweden
Group B – Manchester: Australia, France, Nice Britain, Switzerland
Group C – Valencia: Czech Republic, Serbia, South Korea, Spain
Group D – Break up: Croatia, Finland, Netherlands, United States
Two nations from every group will advance to the Ultimate 8.