Great Britain is not involved this week after losing 3-2 to Japan in February’s first qualifying round.
But Leon Smith’s side gave themselves a chance to reach next year’s season finale by beating Poland in an away eliminator in September.
Doubles specialists Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool, who were recently crowned year-end number one, believe it is imperative that Britain shows it can challenge the elite in 2026.
“We are an incredibly strong nation and sometimes we get a bit of hate because we have a Slam and the LTA is better off financially than a lot of the federations out there,” Cash told BBC Sport.
“We have a lot of good players, even below Davis Cup level, and I think given the level we have – both in singles and doubles – [the Finals] is where we deserve to be. But you have to earn that every year.”
Great Britain last won the Davis Cup when talisman Andy Murray led them to victory in 2015 and reached the semi-finals again in 2019 before playing in the quarter-finals in 2021 and 2023.
This year’s bid was hampered by an injury to British number one Jack Draper – who reached a career high of fourth in the world later this season – which ruled him out of the competition in Japan.
“Injuries play a big part in that,” Cash said, “so we hope everyone can stay fit and if some of the other guys need to be called up, hopefully they can put in their best performance.”
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