We've got a real shot, come on girls. So exciting to finally get a home tie!

Apart from possibly the weather, was there a reason why the likes of Eastbourne or Birmingham weren't considered for this? Eastbourne has an 8 or 9,000 centre court, so ideal from that perspective and as it's our general preferred surface and Poots only has a 3-5 record, that would definitely be to our advantage. I'm guessing it will be the weather because the Davis Cup 2015 didn't play at Queens until July, but would have been great.

Anyway, it's a pretty evenly matched contest and the home advantage might just sway it for us. Great tie, 2nd or 3rd best we could have had and so good to get it at home.

Ace Ventura wrote:

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Apart from possibly the weather, was there a reason why the likes of Eastbourne or Birmingham weren't considered for this? Eastbourne has an 8 or 9,000 centre court, so ideal from that perspective and as it's our general preferred surface and Poots only has a 3-5 record, that would definitely be to our advantage. I'm guessing it will be the weather because the Davis Cup 2015 didn't play at Queens until July, but would have been great.

Anyway, it's a pretty evenly matched contest and the home advantage might just sway it for us. Great tie, 2nd or 3rd best we could have had and so good to get it at home.

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 I think grass in April would be a real risk so suspect it wasn't considered to be honest. 

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If we lose are we back among the dregs or is there a relegation play-off?

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 Back to where we were. Unless they revamp it

Happy with this.

Where is the copper box?

About a mile walk north from the train station - beyond the Westfield Centre.

But it's still speculation for now ..... they could take the tie elsewhere

For what it Is worth , Leeds arena is available that weekend. They say on their website when built it had Davis cup in mind, so fed cup would work. Capacity for tennis is maybe 12000, and it's a strange 3 sided seating arrangement. But ...