Giron, McDonald, Michelsen Named to U.S. Davis Cup Group

A pair of High 50-ranked singles gamers and a veteran doubles duo will lead the US Davis Cup group.

Captain Bob Bryan at present named Alex Michelsen, Marcos Giron, Mackenzie McDonald, Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram to the U.S. group in its 2025 Davis Cup Qualifying First Spherical tie vs. Chinese language Taipei. 

The tie is about for January 31-February 1st on an indoor arduous court docket on the Taipei Tennis Middle in Taipei Metropolis.

The truth that this Qualifier begins days after the Australian Open ends on January twenty sixth might be one cause why High 40-ranked American stars together with Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Frances Tiafoe, Ben Shelton, Sebastian Korda and Brandon Nakashima should not enjoying the Davis Cup opener.

The USA-Chinese language Taipei tie – considered one of 13 home-and-away ties being performed around the globe as a part of the primary spherical of Qualifying – is a best-of-five match sequence.

The tie begins with two singles matches on Friday, January thirty first. A doubles match and two reverse singles matches will comply with on Saturday, February 1st, with the primary nation to win three matches advancing to the second spherical of Qualifying – a format change new this 12 months.

The USA-Chinese language Taipei winner will play the winner of Korea and Czechia within the Qualifying Second Spherical, held September 12-14, additionally within the home-and-away format. The Qualifying Second Spherical winners then advance to the eight-nation Davis Cup Closing 8 that can crown this 12 months’s Davis Cup champion in November in Bologna, Italy.

Italy is two-time defending Davis Cup champion.

This would be the first assembly between the USA and Chinese language Taipei in Davis Cup. Chinese language Taipei was chosen because the host nation by random drawing. Each nations competed within the Qualifying pool in 2024. The U.S. group superior by means of to the Group Stage of the Finals and November’s Closing 8, falling to Australia within the quarterfinals. Chinese language Taipei misplaced in Qualifying however received a World Group I tie vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina in September to rise again into Qualifying this 12 months.