It’s a small week of ATP tournaments (in reality, there is just one — in Montpellier), and that’s as a result of Davis Cup competitors will happen over the subsequent few days.
There are 13 ties around the globe, leaving 13 nations to affix the Netherlands within the second spherical of qualifying in September. From these 14, seven will finally attain the Davis Cup Finals and be part of Italy to make a discipline of eight. Italy is the defending champion and subsequently earned a double-bye to the finals, whereas the Netherlands completed runner-up in 2024 and received a bye to stage two of qualies.
Listed below are this week’s first-round matchups:
Hungary at CanadaUnited States at Chinese language TaipeiSlovakia at CroatiaArgentina at NowayFinland at AustriaKorea at CzechiaBrazil at FranceAustralia at SwedenGermany at IsraelSerbia at DenmarkChile at BelgiumGreat Britain at JapanSpain at Switzerland
Brazil vs. France needs to be an particularly enjoyable showdown. The French are stacked with the likes of Ugo Humbert, Arthur Fils, and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. Brazil is headlined by Joao Fonseca, who gained the 2024 NextGen ATP Finals and famously upset Andrey Rublev in straight units on the Australian Open earlier this month.
Additionally on the menu is Spain vs. Switzerland. Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer ain’t walkin’ via that door, so the torch will probably be handed to relative children akin to Dominic Stricker and Martin Landaluce.
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