CANADA WILL FACE NETHERLANDS IN DAVIS CUP BY BNP PARIBAS SEPTEMBER 14-16
Tennis Canada – The World Group play-off tie will take place in Canada
Montreal, April 10, 2018 – It was on Tuesday that the International Tennis Federation (ITF) held the official draw for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group play-offs. The Canadian Davis Cup team will face Netherlands from September 14 to 16, a tie which will take place in Canada. The choice of surface and the site as well as the player nominations will be determined at a later date.
After overcoming India by a score of 3-2 last September, Canada secured its place in the World Group for the seventh consecutive year. They then faced the tough task of opposing a higher-ranked Croatian team this past February to try to qualify for the Davis Cup quarter-finals, a place they hadn’t been since 2013. In the first encounter between the two nations, it was Croatia who overpowered the Canadian team with a 3-1 victory.
Canada will now attempt to conserve its place in the elite World Group when they take on Netherlands this September. It will be the fourth encounter between the two countries. Canada’s talent pool is becoming increasingly deeper, with three players now in the Top 100 and seven in the Top 200, in addition to having experienced doubles players. Canada is currently ranked 14th in the world, while Netherlands is 18th. The winner of this tie will retain their spot in the World Group for 2019, while the losing nation will be relegated to the Zonal Group.
DAVIS CUP WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS
September 14-16, 2018
ARGENTINA v Colombia
GREAT BRITAIN* v Uzbekistan
Austria v AUSTRALIA
SWITZERLAND v Sweden
SERBIA v India
CANADA v Netherlands
Hungary v CZECH REPUBLIC
JAPAN* v Bosnia/Herzegovina
The host nations are listed first, the seeded nations are in capitals.
*Host nations determined by lot.
About Davis Cup
Davis Cup by BNP Paribas is the World Cup of Tennis. It is the largest annual international team competition in sport, with 133 teams entered in 2018. The competition is 118 years old, having been founded in 1900. The title sponsor is BNP Paribas (Official Bank of Davis Cup). International sponsors are Rolex (Official Timekeeper) and Adecco (Official HR Sponsor), while Head (Official Ball) is an international partner. beIN SPORTS is the Official Global Media Rights Partner. Follow all the action on www.daviscup.com and www.copadavis.com
About Tennis Canada
Founded in 1890, Tennis Canada is a non-profit, national sport association with a mission to lead the growth of tennis in Canada and a vision to become a world-leading tennis nation. We value teamwork, passion, integrity, innovation and excellence. Tennis Canada owns and operates the premier Rogers Cup presented by National Bank WTA and ATP World Tour events, 8 professional ITF sanctioned events and financially supports 15 other professional tournaments in Canada. Tennis Canada operates junior national training centres/programs in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Tennis Canada is a proud member of the International Tennis Federation, the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the International Wheelchair Tennis Association, and serves to administer, sponsor and select the teams for Davis Cup, Fed Cup, the Olympic and Paralympic Games and all wheelchair, junior and senior national teams. Tennis Canada invests its surplus into tennis development. For more information on Tennis Canada please visit our Web site at: www.tenniscanada.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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