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Davis Cup in Madrid - see inside for press release re the schedule. GB play their group matches on Wednesday & Thursday, so that cuts down the hotel bills a bit! Anyone interested in going please let me know. IP: 77.101.215.31 Posted on March 21, 2019 at 05:06:56 PM by Jean
ITF PRESS RELEASE
21 March 2019
Croatia and Russia to open the Davis Cup Finals in Madrid
Canada, Italy, Belgium and Russia will also be in action in the first session on Monday 18 November.
The ITF and Kosmos Tennis have today announced the schedule for the Davis Cup Finals, taking place in Madrid from 18 to 24 November.
The group stage ties will take place Monday to Thursday. One quarter-final will be played on Thursday evening while the other three will be played on Friday, followed by the semi-finals on Saturday and the final on Sunday 24 November. All matches are best of three sets, with two singles and doubles match.
The Group B match between Croatia and Russia will begin proceedings on Centre Court, and will be followed closely by the Spanish fans, with Spain also in Group B.
Spain will first play on the afternoon of Tuesday 19 on Centre Court against Russia, following an exciting meeting between Argentina and Chile.
Number 1 seeds France will also play on Tuesday, in the morning session against Japan. This second day of competition will also see Canada take on USA.
A total of 18 teams are competing in six groups in the group stage. The six group winners plus the two best second placed teams, based on percentage of sets won, will progress to the quarter-finals.
The two lowest placed teams after the group stage will play in the Zone Group competition the following year. The 12 teams that finish in 5th to 16th position will compete in the Davis Cup Qualifiers in 2020. All four semi-finalists will automatically qualify for the 2020 Davis Cup Madrid Finals.
Davis Cup Madrid Finals Schedule:
Monday 18 November
Evening session:
Centre Court - Croatia v Russia
Stadium 2 - Canada v Italy
Stadium 3 - Belgium v Colombia
Tuesday 19 November
Morning session:
Centre Court - Argentina v Chile
Stadium 2 - France v Japan
Stadium 3 - Kazakhstan v Netherlands
Evening session:
Centre Court - Spain v Russia
Stadium 2 - USA v Canada
Stadium 3 - Australia v Colombia
Wednesday 20 November
Morning session:
Centre Court - Argentina v Germany
Stadium 2 - Serbia v Japan
Stadium 3 - Great Britain v Netherlands
Evening session:
Centre Court - Croatia v Spain
Stadium 2 - USA v Italy
Stadium 3 - Belgium v Australia
Thursday 21 November
Morning session:
Centre Court - France v Serbia
Stadium 2 - Germany v Chile
Stadium 3 - Great Britain v Kazakhstan
Evening session:
Centre Court - Quarter-final: Winner Group D v Winner Group F
Friday 22 November
Morning session:
Centre Court - Quarter-final: Winner Group A v Runner Up (*)
Evening session:
Centre Court - Quarter-final: Winner Group B v Runner Up (*)
Stadium 2 - Quarter-final: Winner Group E v Winner Group C
Saturday 23 November
Morning session:
Centre Court - Semi-final (top half)
Evening sessions:
Centre Court - Semi-final (bottom half)
Sunday 24 November
Time TBC
Centre Court - Final
(*) to be determined by draw
David Cup Finals Groups:
Group A: France (1), Serbia, Japan
Group B: Croatia (2), Spain, Russia
Group C: Argentina (3), Germany, Chile
Group D: Belgium (4), Australia, Colombia
Group E: Great Britain (5), Kazakhstan, Netherlands
Group F: USA (6), Italy, Canada
Davis Cup by BNP Paribas is the World Cup of Tennis. It is the largest annual international team competition in sport, with 133 nations entered in 2019. The competition is 119 years old, having been founded in 1900. In 2019, 18 nations will compete in the new Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Finals at the iconic La Caja Magica in Madrid, Spain on 18-24 November. The 12 winning nations from the Qualifiers in February will join the 2018 semifinalists plus two wild card nations in the Davis Cup season finale. Replies: There have been no replies.
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