Smudge226 wrote:

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Dannythomas wrote:

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Smudge226 wrote:

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Anyway onwards. If the Swiss beat Oz tomorrow we are through..

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 Somehow I dont think thats very likely. Nothing to play for. Lets hope Smiths decision to play Norrie today doesnt prove costly. 

Looking at it differently you can assume Australia win 3-0 and the loser of Britain and France misses out .

I would imagine Evans will play Mannarino ( 4-1 H2H ) and Draper v Humbert . Jack has never played Humbert but the match up could favour him.

Andy is 3-0 v Mannarino but 2 of those wins were in 2015 and the Frenchman is playing his best tennis this year. Andy is also 2-0 v Humbert. Norrie is 3-1 over Mannarino and 1-1 v Humbert

If it comes down to doubles GB should edge it. 

-- Edited by Dannythomas on Friday 15th of September 2023 09:17:08 PM

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 Tongue in cheek really, I do agree, the Swiss will likely play the younger players having now missed out, so Oz could take all three rubbers but it's not a given.

It must be Draper and Evans now for the singles? I concur and hope that it is enough to win the match before Evans has to go out again for the dubs. We could see today the difference a fresh Evans makes in the dubs compared with the leggy version in the Oz fixture.

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 If Dan and Jack play, and they should, then Dan will be #1 and Jack at 2 due to rankings. So Jack would play Mannarino and Dan versus Humbert. Dan would need to play number 2 to play Mannarino. 

Although France have Fils in the sidelines, Humbert and Mannarino have played fine so and probably wouldnt be dropped youd think. So it would most likely be Draper v Mannarino and Evans v Humbert  

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I thought Mannarino was the highest ranked ? He is above Humbert in the live rankings

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 He is their highest ranked player now, but in the rankings of 28/08 Humbert was higher ranked. Humbert played Wawrinka, so is playing as No 1, so they must be using the previous rankings.

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I don't admire Andy for that. Should have gone to the funeral we have other players who could have stood up.

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 Andy was urged to play by his dad - from the guardian 

Later, the 36-year-old said that he did not tell the captain, Leon Smith, about his bereavement but he had been urged by his father, William, to play: I spoke to my dad about it and he said: She would want you to play. He just said make sure you win, so I did.

I also wonder why the family had the funeral then. These days there is no rush to have a funeral. 

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Line ups today are

Kokkinakis v Stricker - both come back into the team

De Minaur v Huesler - Stan over and out

Ebden and Purcell v Stricker and huesler

Got to fancy Australia, maybe 2-1, possibly 3-0?

Does 2-1 help us , anyone close to the maths and count backs on how that plays out if we lose to France?

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If I have got this right, a 3-0 win for Australia will mean we have to beat France. As Wawrinka is not playing I think this is the most likely scenario.

If Australia win 2-1, and France beat GB 2-1 we will go through on head to head with Australia with France winning the group.

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 So as you say TA!