British Tennis Forum - Celebrating 20 Years!

Nice win Jack. Has he really not been playing competitive tennis for five months? Good to see him back.

Stircrazy wrote:

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Smudge226 deserves the credit for prompting this thread by posting a link to Russell Fuller's BBC article on Jack Draper's welcome return to meaningful play in time for the DC.  The tie will be played at the Nadderud Arena in Oslo on 5th & 6th February (hope I've got the week number right!).  GBR is the seeded team (11), while NOR had the choice of venue.  The winner will play Australia (2) or Ecuador in the finals in November.  Cam Norrie, Jake Fearnley, Lloyd Glasspool & Julian Cash are also in the squad.  GBR leads the head-to-head by 2-0. 

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Monday 5th of January 2026 09:41:40 PM

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 Isnt the Australia or Ecuador tie in September to see who qualifies for finals in November?

Do we know who would be at home?

seagull wrote:

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Stircrazy wrote:

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Smudge226 deserves the credit for prompting this thread by posting a link to Russell Fuller's BBC article on Jack Draper's welcome return to meaningful play in time for the DC.  The tie will be played at the Nadderud Arena in Oslo on 5th & 6th February (hope I've got the week number right!).  GBR is the seeded team (11), while NOR had the choice of venue.  The winner will play Australia (2) or Ecuador in the finals in November.  Cam Norrie, Jake Fearnley, Lloyd Glasspool & Julian Cash are also in the squad.  GBR leads the head-to-head by 2-0. 

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Monday 5th of January 2026 09:41:40 PM

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 Isnt the Australia or Ecuador tie in September to see who qualifies for finals in November?

Do we know who would be at home?

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I think we will be away whoever we play:

 

Australia - we hosted them in 2015 semis in Glasgow, the year we went on to win the Cup

Ecuador - we hosted them at Wimbledon in 2000 when Arvind Parmar and Tim Henman conjured up a loss to the Lapenttis.

So, if the rules are the same, we would be away to whichever team we play in September. Which isnt ideal. Australia down under in September - similar to the womens team before that! - or Ecuador on clay ?  

Stircrazy wrote:

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R1:  Jack Draper WR 13 defeated Viktor Durasovic (NOR) WR 313 by 2 & 2 

R2:  Cameron Norrie WR 26 defeated Nicolai Budkov Kjaer (NOR) WR 133 by 4 & 4  

NOR 0 GBR 2

Tomorrow (from 15.00 GMT):

R3:  Viktor Durasovic & Lukas Hellum Lilleengen (NOR) CR 943 (491+452) vs Julian Cash & Lloyd Glasspool CR 5 (3+2) 

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Hellum was replaced by Kudkov Kjaer, but it ultimately made no difference:

R3:  Julian Cash & Lloyd Glasspool CR 5 (3+2) defeated Nicolai Budkov Kjaer & Viktor Durasovic (NOR) CR 1278 (1187+491) by 6-2 2-6 7-6(5)

Phew!

From the Beeb's live text commentary on the match:

What is going on with Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool?  The Wimbledon champions have fallen apart in that second set and the Norwegian pair have taken full advantage to a force a decider.

All the momentum is with Nicolai Budkov Kjaer and Viktor Durasovic, who as I mentioned earlier, are both ranked outside the world's top 450 in doubles.

I  suspect they'd say that it's a different kind of pressure playing for your country & they're not exactly the most seasoned DC performers!  Nonetheless, the win puts the tie beyond the Norwegians' reach:

NOR 0 GBR 3  

Plucky effort by the Norwegians in the doubles.

R4:  Jacob Fearnley WR 90 defeated Nicolai Budkov Kjaer (NOR) WR 133 by 3-6 6-3 [10-7]  

The young Norwegian lad did a shift today for the home fans.

Julian and Lloyd worrying me in Davis cup, played twice now and not been convincing. Indeed- a little worried about their form generally in recent months