The highway to the Davis Cup finals in Madrid (November 23-29) begins this weekend with out Spain, already categorised. To the champion and the different three semifinalists (Russia, Canada and Nice Britain), along with the two company (Serbia and France), they are going to be joined by twelve extra nations that go away the qualifiers. The 18 groups will enter the draw to be held subsequent Thursday at the headquarters of the Worldwide Federation in London (5:00 p.m.). These of Sergi Bruguera shall be one of the collection heads in the draw, one thing that didn’t occur in 2019.
Two of the twelve qualifiers of the qualifying part shall be this weekend, Italy-Korea in Cagliari and Japan-Ecuador in Miki shall be performed with out audiences, behind closed doorways, on account of the coronavirus epidemic.
The dangers of contagion and the need to keep away from potential instances have led the Worldwide Tennis Federation, along with the respective federations to make this resolution, and each the one that’s disputed in the Circolo de Tennis Cagliari, as in Miki's Bourbon Beans Dome, can solely be adopted by followers via tv.
Marin Cilic, 36 of the world, returning to the Davis Cup for the first time since profitable the title for Croatia in 2018, Fabio Fognini and Kei Nishikori, though the latter doesn’t seem in the video games after the draw, they’re the most engaging names of a squad from which they’ve fallen, the Australian Nick Kyrgios, the Chilean Christian Garín, and the Argentine Guido Pella, amongst others.
Cilic, who received 5 singles and one doubles in 2018 till profitable the first title since 2005, is main a younger staff. Borna Gojo, who debuted towards Andrey Rublev and Rafael Nadal in the 2019 finals, ranks second in Croatia. Nino Serdarusic has been chosen by additionally the debutante captain Vedran Martic. Mate Pavic and Ivan Dodig will take the expertise to doubles.
Sumit Nagal leads India, which arrives with Leander Paes, 46, which has a report of 93 video games received.
Fognini, hopes to proceed the undefeated Italian towards Korea. LOrenzo Sonego, Gianluca Mager and Stefano Travaglia may debut in the clay of Cagliari. Simone Bolelli completes the Corrado Barazzutti staff.
The 235 in the world, Duck-Hee Lee, is the participant with the greatest rating in Korea and can absolutely search to present the bell together with his third victory in Davis Cup.
Taylor Fritz, Reilly Opelka and Tommy Paul be a part of Bob and Mike Bryan on the Mardy Fish checklist in Honolulu. Uzbekistan is led by Denis Istomin, 165.
With out David Goffin, Belgium will characteristic Kimmer Coppejans, 152, and Ruben Bemelmans, 226, earlier than tops 80, Marton Fucsovics and Attila Balazs in the clay of Debrecen, Hungary.
The highest 60 Pablo Cuevas and 96, Dennis Novak, will lead their nations, Uruguay and Austria, in Graz. Andrej Martin and Jiri Vesely will do the similar for Slovakia and the Czech Republic in Bratislava.
SETTLEMENTS
In Zagreb: Croatia-India.
In Debrecen: Hungary-Belgium
In Bogotá: Colombia-Argentina
In Honolulu: United States-Uzbekistan
In Adelaide: Australia-Brazil
In Cagliari: Italy-Korea
In Dusseldorf: Germany-Belarus
In Nur-Sultan: Kazakhstan-Netherlands
In Bratislava: Slovakia-Czech Republic
In Graz: Austria-Uruguay
In Miki: Japan-Ecuador
In Stockholm: Sweden-Chile.