Canada to face Argentina, Finland, Nice Britain at Davis Cup Finals Group Stage in Manchester

Matches will likely be performed out of AO Enviornment from September 10-15

On Tuesday, it was revealed on the draw for the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Group Stage that Workforce Canada will likely be enjoying out of Group D alongside Argentina, Finland, and Nice Britain in Manchester, England at AO Enviornment from September 10-15, 2024 for a spot within the Davis Cup Ultimate 8 knockout stage.

“We’re very excited to go to Manchester and compete for our spot within the Davis Cup Ultimate 8 knockout stage,” stated workforce captain Frank Dancevic. “We’ve drawn some robust opponents in Finland, Nice Britain and Argentina, however we are going to go there with loads of confidence, particularly after our victory in Montreal final month.”

The Davis Cup Finals Group Stage will see 16 nations competing in opposition to each other in 4 separate teams. The winners and runner-ups from every group will progress to the Ultimate 8 knockout stage in Malaga, Spain from November 19-24, 2024.

Finland’s roster might be led by Emil Ruusuvuori, at present ranked No. 48 on the earth, in addition to Harri Heliovaara, the No. 38 ranked doubles participant on the ATP Tour. Canada was defeated by Finland within the quarter-final of the Davis Cup Ultimate 8 in 2023, as Finland achieved its finest end in Davis Cup historical past by reaching the semi-final.

Host nation Nice Britain’s roster might embrace Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski, who’re ranked No. 6 and No. 11 in doubles, respectively. Plus, No. 31 Cameron Norrie, No. 42 Jack Draper, No. 43 Daniel Evans and No. 62 Andy Murray might all be featured as properly. Nice Britain final received the Davis Cup in 2015.

A number of the notable Argentinian gamers on the ATP Tour embrace No. 19 Sebastian Baez, No. 21 Francisco Cerundolo, No. 30 Tomas Martin Etcheverry and No. 8 doubles participant Horacio Zeballos. Argentina received its first Davis Cup title in 2016.

Workforce Canada certified for the Group Stage of the Davis Cup Finals after defeating the Republic of Korea in a tie in Montreal, Quebec in February. The workforce in Montreal was made up of Gabriel Diallo (Montreal, QC), Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON), Vasek Pospisil (Vernon, BC), Alexis Galarneau (Laval, Quebec) and Liam Draxl (Newmarket, ON).

This marks the fifth straight yr that Canada will seem within the Davis Cup Finals Group Stage, making it to the Ultimate 8 knockout stage in 2023 and successful the Davis Cup in 2022.

The teams and places for the remaining competing nations are as follows:

GROUP A – Bologna, Italy

Italy

Netherlands

Belgium

Brazil

GROUP B – Valencia, Spain

Australia

Czechia

France

Spain

GROUP C – Zhuhai, China

Germany

United States

Slovakia

Chile

GROUP D – Manchester, United Kingdom

Canada

Finland

Nice Britain

Argentina