Great -Britain, captain Leon Smith, says that his team has a “really good chance” to win next year’s Davis Cup when World Number Seven Jack Draper is fit and available.
British number two Cameron Norrie sealed a place in the qualifications of February – and therefore a chance to go after the title of 2026 – with the victory over Olaf Pieczkowski van Polen on Saturday.
Norrie produced a professional achievement and only dropped three points on Serve, to win 6-4 6-4 against the World Number 484 and Great Britain, to give an indisputable 3-1 lead in the best-of-Five World Group 1 equal game.
‘To be honest, I think we have a really good chance [of winning]”Said Smith.
“It comes down to who is available for playing. You need your top players to try to win – that is clear. But I hope the players are motivated to play.”
Smith was without British number one Draper in Poland because of a seasonal arm injury, so that the 23-year-old withdrew from the US Open after a victory in the first round.
“I think there is an appetite from our top players to want to play, and of course if you have someone like Jack [Draper]When he comes in the team and you have a top tender, it clearly makes a difference, “said Smith.
“We have a good depth with cam [Norrie]Jacob [Fearnley]Arthur [Fery] And there are others, and with strong double options you have a chance. “
Groot -Britain won the Davis Cup for the last time in 2015 when Sir Andy Murray was part of the team.
The victory of Norrie to seal the place of Britain in February in the first round of February came after Wimbledon champions Julian Cash and Lloyd Glaspool missed an earlier chance when they lost their double rubber.
The world number one link, which made their Davis Cup debut, were stunned 3-6 6-3 7-6 (8-6) by Karol Drzewiecki and Jan Zielinski.
That outcome stated the responsibility for Norrie to conquer the draw for Great Britain or to risk the team that was confronted with a decisive competition, and he came up with the required result to earn high five from colleagues at Courtide.
Great -Britain only needed one victory on Saturday to continue the draw after Norrie and Arthur Fery, who made his Davis Cup debut in the absence of Draper and FearNley, won their respective singles matches on Friday.
The defeat in Poland would have meant a play-off from February that could have led to relegation to World Group 2, but instead they go back to the elite level.
#Davis #Cup #Cameron #Norrie #Seals #Groot #Britains #place #years #qualifications