The quarter-finals of the Davis Cup final phase, which will take place next November (21st to 26th) in Malaga, have been known since the draw on Tuesday. Novak Djokovic’s Serbia will face Great Britain, the executioner of the Blues last Sunday. Canada, the outgoing winner, will be pitted against Finland.
The winners of the Blues for Novak Djokovic. Executioner of the French team, last Sunday in Manchester, during the last day of the group stage with this last decisive double which saw the French Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin miss four match points against the British Daniel Evans and Neal Skupski before losing and causing the fall of their team, Great Britain will challenge world number 1 Serbia during the final phase, at the end of November (21 to 26) in Malaga.
The draw for the Davis Cup quarter-finals took place this Tuesday and there was a clash between the British and the Serbians among the four posters on the program during this eight-a-side final. In the other matches, Italy will face the Netherlands, while the Czech Republic will face Australia, finalist of the last edition and who was also part of the France group last week in Manchester (Editor’s note: Sébastien Grosjean’s players were once again beaten at the end of the decisive double, lost by the Mahut-Roger-Vasselin tandem against Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell, while Adrian Mannarino allowed the Blues to take the lead in winning against this same Purcell in the first singles).
Canada will defend its title
The third and final quarter-final will pit Finland against Canada, winner of the last edition and which will defend its title in Malaga, where Spain will be conspicuous by its absence in front of its public. Deprived of their leader Carlos Alcaraz, the Spaniards were also ejected from the group stage, at home in Valencia, after Djokovic got the better of Alejandro Davidovich Fokina for his first match in the competition. Last year, Italy, Canada, Australia and the Netherlands had already played in the quarter-finals. Serbia, Great Britain, Finland and the Czech Republic missed this Final 8. Note that in the semi-finals, the winners of the matches between Canada and Finland and the Czech Republic and Australia will clash. Same thing for those of the matches between Italy and the Netherlands and Serbia and Great Britain.
The Davis Cup quarter-finals (November 21 to 26 in Malaga)
Canada – Finland
Czech Republic – Australia
Italy – Netherlands
Serbia – Great Britain
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