The 2023 Davis Cup draw was held final weekend whereas the 2022 Finals have been going down. Canada and Australia reached the championship match and a results of that effort earned automated locations within the 2023 Finals. They’re joined within the area of 16 by Spain and Italy, which have been introduced as wild playing cards.
Twelve spots stay, and they are going to be decided by qualifying ties to be performed in February of subsequent 12 months. These ties are best-of-five with two singles rubbers, a doubles match the subsequent day, after which–if vital–extra singles matches on the ultimate day. That’s in distinction to the brand new format for the Davis Cup Finals, that are best-of-three with two singles and one doubles.
As was the case this season, the 2023 Davis Cup Finals group stage in in September and the knockout rounds are in November–once more in Malaga, Spain.
Listed here are the 12 qualifying matchups (nations in daring have home-court benefit and may select the venue and floor; seeds are in parentheses):
– (1) Croatia vs. Austria
– (2) France vs. Hungary
– (3) United States vs. Uzbekistan
– (4) Germany vs. Switzerland
– (5) Nice Britain vs. Colombia
– (6) Serbia vs. Norway
– (7) Kazakhstan vs. Chile
– (8) Belgium vs. Korea Rep.
– (9) Sweden vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina
– (10) Netherlands vs. Slovakia
– (11) Argentina vs. Finland
– (12) Czech Republic vs. Portugal
Canada defeated Australia 2-0 final weekend to elevate the trophy for the primary time in its historical past.
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