Great Britain will face ultimate 12 months’s runners-up Australia along side France and Switzerland within the staff degree of the Davis Cup Finals at Manchester’s AO Arena in September.
Leon Smith’s facet certified for the crowd degree by way of defeating Colombia 3–1 away in February.
The 2015 champions will glance to accomplish higher on house soil than ultimate September in Glasgow when defeats in opposition to the US and the Netherlands noticed Great Britain fail to achieve the “Final 8” knockout pageant, which was once gained by way of Canada.
Britain’s peak 3 singles gamers, Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans and Jack Draper, had been all referred to as up for the Colombia tie – which was once on clay at altitude with pressureless balls – along doubles experts Neal Skupski and Joe Salisbury.
It continues to be noticed whether or not Smith will recall Andy Murray to the squad for the Group B come upon again in Manchester or hand every other probability to 21-year-old Draper, who lately beat the veteran Scot within the ultimate 32 at Indian Wells.
Australia’s problem is perhaps led by way of international No 18 Alex de Minaur and Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios.
Three-time Grand Slam champion and 2014 Davis Cup winner Stan Wawrinka will convey his revel in to the Swiss workforce having helped them disappointed Germany within the qualifiers.
France – who ultimate gained the Davis Cup in 2017 and had been runners-up the next 12 months – could have veteran Richard Gasquet as their top-ranked singles participant.
Elsewhere within the draw, holders Canada are peak seeds in Group A and can play in Bologna in opposition to hosts Italy, Sweden and Chile.
Group C might be in Valencia, the place the sector’s present peak two Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic are set to fulfill when Spain tackle Serbia, with the Czech Republic and South Korea finishing the line-up.
Croatia will host Group D at a venue nonetheless to be showed, in opposition to the Netherlands, USA and Finland.
The winners and runners-up from every staff will advance to a six-day shoot-out for the trophy in Malaga all through past due November.