Great Britain to face Novak Djokovic's Serbia in Davis Cup quarter-finals as potential Andy Murray clash looms
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Updated 19/09/2023 at 12:07 GMT
Great Britain have been handed a tough test in the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup as they will meet Serbia, whose side will be led by world No. 1 Novak Djokovic. The draw could mean a first meeting between Djokovic and Andy Murray since 2017. The match will take place in Malaga, Spain in November. Great Britain will be aiming to win the Davis Cup for the first time since 2015.
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Great Britain will meet Novak Djokovic's Serbia in the quarter-finals of the 2023 Davis Cup.
The two nations were paired together in the last eight after both qualifying from last week's group stage.
World No. 1 Djokovic is set to lead Serbia in the finals, while Andy Murray could again be part of the Great Britain team, raising the prospect of a 37th career meeting between the once great rivals.
The finals will take place between November 21-26 in Malaga, Spain.
Great Britain qualified for the finals with a thrilling victory over France.
The tie went down to the last rubber, with Dan Evans and Neal Skupski saving four match points before claiming victory.
Djokovic helped Serbia qualify from their group, beating Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in singles just a few days after winning his 24th Grand Slam title at the US Open.
The winner of the quarter-final will play either Netherlands or Italy in the semi-finals.
Canada, Czech Republic, Finland or Australia would then await in the final.
What’s the Davis Cup finals schedule?
The Davis Cup finals will be played from November 21-26 in Malaga, Spain.
The exact schedule is yet to be confirmed, but the draw has been confirmed.
Davis Cup finals draw
Quarter-finals
- Canada v Finland
- Czech Republic v Australia
- Italy v Netherlands
- Serbia v Great Britain
Semi-finals
- Canada or Finland v Czech Republic or Australia
- Italy or Netherlands v Serbia or Great Britain
Final
- To be played on November 26
What’s the Davis Cup finals format?
Each tie at the finals will be best-of-three rubbers: two singles and one doubles.
The matches will all be best-of-three sets.
Who will play for Great Britain in Davis Cup finals?
Great Britain could name the same team who qualified top of their group in Manchester.
They have excellent singles depth with three top-50 players – Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans, Andy Murray – as well as 21-year-old Jack Draper, who impressed with a run to the last 16 at the US Open.
Doubles world No. 3 Neal Skupski is likely to be called up again, while Joe Salisbury might also be in contention.
Salisbury won the men’s doubles title at the US Open but wasn’t part of the squad in Manchester.
When did Great Britain last win the Davis Cup?
Great Britain’s last Davis Cup victory was in 2015.
Andy Murray played a key role in that win but might not be such an integral part of the team this time around.
He only played one match in the group stage in Manchester and it was Dan Evans who inspired Great Britain to victory, winning in singles and doubles against France.
Speaking ahead of the draw, Great Britain captain Leon Smith said: “We’ve definitely got a chance. We’ve got a really good team.
“We’ve got a chance against anybody. It’s really tight, matches can go either way. Every single tie we’ve had here could have gone either way.”
When did Murray and Djokovic last meet?
Murray v Djokovic was once a rivalry that would regularly thrill in the finals of the biggest tournaments on tour.
But the pair have not faced each other since 2017.
They were due to meet in Madrid last year but Murray pulled out of the match due to illness.
They have practised together since, including at Wimbledon this year, but the Davis Cup finals could be their next chance to face off.
Their last seven career meetings were all in finals, most recently the 2017 Qatar Open final (won by Djokovic), the final of the 2016 ATP Finals (won by Murray), the 2016 French Open final (won by Djokovic), and the 2016 Italian Open final (won by Murray).
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