Nice Britain have been handed a visit to Japan within the first spherical of qualifying for the 2025 Davis Cup – which can see Italy host the eight-nation finals.
Britain, seeded eleventh, will play Japan within the males’s crew occasion in late January/early February, per week after the Australian Open finishes.
In the event that they win, Leon Smith’s crew will transfer into the second spherical of qualifying – which can even be a house or away tie following another revamp for the 124-year-old tournament – in September.
The opponents for Britain or Japan might be both fourth seeds Germany, who reached the semi-finals this 12 months, or Israel.
Britain are in the end aiming to earn a spot at November’s eight-team finals, which the Worldwide Tennis Federation has determined to maneuver to Italy.
Town of Bologna will host the 2025 version, changing Spanish metropolis Malaga which hosted this 12 months’s occasion in November.
