Croatia are without Marin Cilic who underwent knee surgery ahead of the Australian Open, but Borna Coric is fit with Olympic gold medallists Mate Pavic and Nikola Mektic a formidable doubles pairing. Austria are sweating on the fitness of Dominic Thiem who hopes to make his first Davis Cup appearance since 2019. The 2020 US Open champion has slipped to 95 in the world after a number of injuries, and he is currently recovering from a rib muscle problem sustained at the Australian Open. Second seeds France visit Hungary with 41-year-old doubles specialist Nicolas Mahut in the squad.
vs Belgium [8] - Olympic Tennis Court, Seoul, Korea, Republic Sweden [9] vs Bosnia and Herzegovina - The Royal Tennis Hall, Stockholm, Sweden Netherlands [10] vs Slovakia - MartiniPlaza Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands Finland vs Argentina [11] - Espoo Metro Arena, Espoo, Finland Portugal vs Czech Republic [12] - Complexo Municipal de Ténis da Maia, Maia, PortugalThe beauty of Men's Tennis2023 Davis Cup World Group I Play-offs The 12 winning nations from the World Group I Play-offs will progress to 2023 World Group I.
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Another top-10 player in the World Group I Play-offs is Holger Rune who reached the fourth round in Melbourne. He leads Denmark against India who won 4-0 when the teams met 12 months ago in New Delhi, also in the World Group I Play-offs. Rune did not play on that occasion, and he makes just his fourth career Davis Cup appearance in Hillerød. Australian Open 2023: Novak Djokovic defeats Stefanos Tsitsipas to win 10th title in Melbourne Stefanos Tsitsipas' history in the making: Can Greek tennis star become world number one? Davis Cup 2023 Format There are 12 Qualifiers, 12 World Group I Play-offs and 12 World Group II Play-offs taking place from either 3-4 February or 4-5 February.
Davis Cup 2023: Full schedule and how to watch the QualifiersCasper Ruud will bid to send Norway into a first Davis Cup Finals against a Serbia side missing Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic. Dominic Thiem returns as Austria take on top seeds Croatia, while Tommy Paul leads USA in Uzbekistan. (Picture by 2023 Getty Images)Davis Cup Finals places are up for grabs in the Qualifiers taking place from 3-5 February. There are 12 matches with the 12 winners joining reigning champions Canada, 2022 runners-up Australia, hosts Spain and wildcards Italy in September's Finals group stage. World number four Casper Ruud is the highest-ranked player in the Qualifiers and will hope to lead Norway to victory over Serbia and into their first Finals appearance. The Serbs are missing recent Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic with world number 33 Miomir Kecmanovic leading the side. Top seeds Croatia, who have played in every edition of the Davis Cup Finals and reached last year's semi-finals, go up against Austria.
Australian Open semi-finalist Tommy Paul will turn out for the United States when they go to Tashkent to take on Uzbekistan. Paul is up to 19 in the world following his exploits in Melbourne, where he fell to Djokovic, and he is joined by Davis Cup debutants Jenson Brooksby, Mackenzie McDonald and Austin Krajicek. WIth Andy Murray recovering from his Australian Open exertions, Cam Norrie and Dan Evans will lead Great Britain's challenge as they travel to Colombia. Three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka is back for Switzerland after a seven-year Davis Cup hiatus as they take on Germany in Trier. Tommy Paul: Top facts about farm-loving American Olympian who found tennis fame at the Australian Open 2023 Roger Federer’s life in retirement: ‘I have to take the time to make the next move’ Tsitsipas and Rune bid for promotion in World Group I Play-offs There are also 12 World Group I Play-offs this weekend with the winners joining the 12 losing teams from the Qualifiers in September's World Group I.
After leading Greece to victory over Tunisia in World Group II last September, Stefanos Tsitsipas will hope to repeat the feat against against Ecuador. After his run to the final of the Australian Open, the world number three - with the help of brother Petros - could send the Greeks through to World Group I for the very first time.
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In each case, the teams will play two singles matches on day one with the doubles and two more singles matches (if required) on day two. The 12 losing teams in the Qualifiers will go into World Group I with the 12 winners from the World Group I Play-offs. Similarly, the 12 losing teams in the World Group I Play-offs will go into World Group II with the 12 winners from the World Group II Play-offs. The 12 winners from the Qualifiers will advance to the 2023 Davis Cup Finals where 16 teams will contest the Group Stage in four cities in Spain with the Final 8 held in Malaga from 12-26 November. 2023 Davis Cup schedule - Qualifiers 04 Feb - 05 Feb 2023 Croatia [1] v Austria - Sportska Dvorana Zamet, Rijeka, Croatia 03 Feb - 04 Feb 2023 Hungary vs France [2] - Tatabánya Multifunctional Arena, Tatabánya, Hungary Uzbekistan vs USA [3] - Olympic Tennis School, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Germany [4] vs Switzerland - Arena Trier, Trier, Germany Colombia vs Great Britain [5] - Pueblo Viejo Country Club, Cota, Colombia Norway vs Serbia [6] - Oslo Tennisarena, Oslo, Norway Chile vs Kazakhstan [7] - Campus Trentino, La Serena, Chile Korea, Rep.
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