Davis Cup: Great Britain drawn against Argentina, Canada and Finland in group stage; hosts Italy face Brazil

ByMatt Jones

Published 19/03/2024 at 17:03 GMT

Leon Smith's Great Britain team have been drawn in a group alongside Canada, Finland and Argentina at the Davis Cup Finals group stages. The event takes place at Manchester's AO Arena in September. It could be the final time Andy Murray represents his country in the event. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the finals, which will be held in Malaga, Spain, in November.

Great Britain will face Argentina, Canada and Finland in the Davis Cup Finals group stage.

The matches will take place in Manchester this September, after the AO Arena was confirmed as one of the four host venues for the event, which will run from September 10 to September 14.

The top two teams in the group will progress to the Finals in Malaga in November.

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Elsewhere, defending champions Italy will go up against Brazil, the Netherlands and Belgium on home soil in Bologna, while Zhuhai in China will host Germany, the USA, Chile and Slovakia.

In Valencia, Spain have been drawn alongside Australia, France and the Czech Republic.

There could well be some logistical problems for all the players and countries involved, as matches are due to start just days after the US Open finishes in New York.

The likes of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, who played a pivotal role in guiding Italy to the title last year, might therefore have some big decisions to make if they have a deep run at Flushing Meadows.

Great Britain, meanwhile, will be attempting to reach the final stage of the Davis Cup for the second year running.

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They came through an exciting group involving Canada, Czech Republic and the Netherlands in 2023, before losing to Novak Djokovic's Serbia in the quarter-finals.

Leon Smith was also at the helm when they won an emotional final against Belgium in 2015.

It is unclear whether he will be able to call upon Andy Murray this time, like he was nine years ago, as the Scot has said he is "likely not going to play" beyond this summer.

Team GB still have a formidable bunch of highly ranked male players though, including Cameron Norrie, Jack Draper and Dan Evans, while doubles stars Neal Skupski and Joe Salisbury are both Grand Slam winners.

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Canada on the other hand currently only have one man, Felix Auger-Aliassime, in the singles top 100, as do Finland, in the form of Emil Ruusuvuori.

That means their toughest assignment is likely to come against Argentina, who could be led by recent Chile Open champion Sebastian Baez, 19th in the world and one of seven players inside the top 100.

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