Week 5 - 2025 Davis Cup Qualifiers, first round - JPN vs GBR - Miki, Japan (indoor hard)

Smudge226 · Club Coach

RE: Week 5 - 2025 Davis Cup Qualifiers, first round - JPN vs GBR - Miki, Japan (indoor hard)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Smudge226 wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Draw is on Tuesday

www.daviscup.com/en/news/335840.aspx

Britain play one of the teams below home or away:

Unseeded nations

Bulgaria
Colombia
Ecuador
Greece
India
Israel
Kazakhstan
Luxembourg
Norway
Peru
Poland
Tunisia
Turkiye
The draw is Thursday 11am when I checked just now. Thanks for link John.

Yeah, think I mistyped in my haste!!

wolf · Tennis legend

The draw has been rescheduled for the week of March 3rd. Not really sure why, they are still doing the World Group II draw today.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

wolf wrote:
The draw has been rescheduled for the week of March 3rd. Not really sure why, they are still doing the World Group II draw today.

How strange.

Smudge226 · Club Coach

wolf wrote:
The draw has been rescheduled for the week of March 3rd. Not really sure why, they are still doing the World Group II draw today.

Chile have pursued the Garin Bergs incident legally I understand after the last DC round. This would answer why the final 14 draw will continue but perhaps why any involvement from Chile in the other draw is on hold.

I'm not fully up to speed on the incident but it seems that once Berg had taken a 6-5 lead he apparently in his haste collided with Garin who sustained injuries. He stated head injury and head ache, dizziness and refused to continue. Three time violations were issued and eventually Belgium were awarded the rubber and thus the tie at 3-1. Chile tennis organisation said they would pursue this. I have just spotted an article online but its one of these many unknown Web sites so it'll come to main press soon if true.

Smudge226 · Club Coach

www.yardbarker.com/tennis/articles/chile_blocks_davis_cup_draw_itf_suspends_event_after_garin_bergs_controversy/s1_17460_41782710

Full details here. Chile issue ITF with 30page document, listing demands and obtain restraining order on the draw. Serious stuff from Chile.

Smudge226 · Club Coach

Just to correct my misunderstanding. All World Group 1 is delayed to WC 3rd March and WG2 has been drawn today. A notable fixture is Ireland draw China at home.

seagull · Hall of fame

Draw now on my birthday at 11am (March 6th in case you didn't know!)

seagull · Hall of fame

We got Poland which is tough

indiana · Tennis legend

seagull wrote:
We got Poland which is tough

Away.

Shhh · Challenger level

seagull wrote:
Draw now on my birthday at 11am (March 6th in case you didn't know!)

Happy Birthday seagull

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
seagull wrote:
We got Poland which is tough
Away.

Even tougher, even though GBR is seeded 4th (ranked 16th as of 3rd February) & Poland unseeded (34th)! cry

seagull · Hall of fame

Shhh wrote:
seagull wrote:
Draw now on my birthday at 11am (March 6th in case you didn't know!)
Happy Birthday seagull

Thanks!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

oh, ouch re Poland. Presumably on indoor clay - or outdoor clay - yuk

9vicman · Satellite level

Hurkacz might not play though. His Davis Cup participation is patchy. Bur if he did, more likely to be indoor hard.