Alex de Minaur leads Aussie cost as Davis Cup returns to Sydney | 11 June, 2025 | All Information | Information and Options | Information and Occasions

World No.10 Alex de Minaur will headline the Tradition Amp Australian Davis Cup workforce as they tackle Belgium in an important second-round Qualifier from 13-14 September.

Ken Rosewall Area in Sydney will host Australia’s first dwelling Davis Cup tie in additional than three years and it’s the twentieth time the Harbour Metropolis has hosted the distinguished occasion.

The tie shall be performed on arduous court docket, with two singles matches on Saturday, adopted by doubles and reverse singles on Sunday. Play will start at 1pm every day.

Australia, presently ranked No.2 on the earth, is chasing a fourth consecutive look on the Davis Cup Last 8, this yr held in Bologna in November.

In February, Australia defeated Sweden 3-1 to succeed in this stage.

“I’m trying ahead to taking part in in Sydney, it’s no secret Ken Rosewall Area is my favorite court docket,” De Minaur stated.

“I’ve some wonderful recollections competing there. And to be again in Australia in September goes to be numerous enjoyable.

“We haven’t performed Davis Cup at dwelling since 2022, so it means loads. We’re hungry as ever to qualify once more for the finals and actually give it every little thing.

“It’s not usually we get to be dwelling at the moment of yr, and any probability to characterize the inexperienced and gold is particular.”

Australian Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt, who will lead his 34^th tie, is raring to return to dwelling soil.

“It’s actually thrilling to be again with the workforce in Sydney for Davis Cup in September,” Hewitt stated.

“We shall be led by our No.1 Alex de Minaur, who’s displaying us why he’s one of many world’s finest.

“Our focus is on getting by and giving ourselves the chance to maneuver by to the Last 8 in Italy, so I’m asking the followers to return and pack out Ken Rosewall Area in September to assist us.”

Australia leads Belgium 4-3 within the head-to-head collection, together with a 3-0 win in Hamburg through the group stage in 2022.

“This tie in opposition to Belgium isn’t going to be simple. They’re a high quality workforce, they usually did very well in opposition to Chile in February,” Hewitt added.

The complete workforce line-up shall be confirmed in mid-August.

Australia on the Davis Cup: Quick info

• The Davis Cup Qualifiers Second Spherical will happen between 12-14 September.
• Fourteen nations will compete in seven home-or-away ties.
• Australia and Belgium be part of the Netherlands, Argentina, Hungary, Austria, Germany, Japan, USA, Czechia, Denmark, Spain, Croatia and France.
• Seven nations will be part of 2024 champions Italy on the Davis Cup Last 8 to be held in Bologna, Italy from 18-23 November.
• Ties shall be performed as best-of-five matches, with two singles matches on day one, adopted by the doubles match and the 2 reverse singles matches on day two. All matches are performed as best-of-three tie break units.
• This would be the twentieth Davis Cup tie held in Sydney, Australia.
• The final time Davis Cup tennis was held at Ken Rosewall Area was in March 2022 when Australia defeated Hungary 3-2.
• Australia is presently second within the Davis Cup rankings.
• Australia has completed Davis Cup runners-up twice within the final three years, in 2022 and 2023.
• Australia has received the Davis Cup title 28 instances.
• Lleyton Hewitt, Mark Philippoussis, Todd Woodbridge, Wayne Arthurs and captain John Fitzgerald final led Australia to victory in 2003 with a 3-1 win over Spain at Rod Laver Area in Melbourne.
• Davis Cup started in 1900 as a contest between USA and Nice Britain. It’s now the world’s largest annual worldwide workforce competitors in sport with a file 159 nations entered in 2025.

Tickets to the Davis Cup will go on sale from 2pm AEST Tuesday 15 July through Ticketmaster.