Alex de Minaur leads the Aussie cost for the round-robin stage of the 2023 Davis Cup Finals.
Manchester, Nice Britain, 13 September 2023 | Leigh Rogers
Australia begins its 2023 Davis Cup Finals marketing campaign in Manchester as we speak, going through host nation Nice Britain in a round-robin tie.
That is the 14th Davis Cup assembly between these two nations, with Australia seeking to construct on an 8-5 win-loss report.
Alex de Minaur, who presently sits at a career-high world No.12, spearheads an Australian workforce seeking to higher final yr’s runner-up end.
“What motivates us is to attempt to get one higher than we did final yr,” De Minaur stated.
“We received so near with the ability to elevate that Davis Cup trophy, which gave us a whole lot of fireplace within the stomach to return again and go for extra.”
But De Minaur acknowledges it gained’t be simple.
“We’ve received a really robust group, a whole lot of excellent gamers. Very harmful, gamers and nations, so it’s going to be very robust,” he stated.
“Now we have to return collectively as a workforce and hopefully be capable to put a powerful efficiency in each the singles and doubles. We need to stick collectively and convey the identical camaraderie we did final yr.”
| Australian workforce | ||
| Participant | Singles rating | Doubles rating |
| Alex de Minaur | No.12 | No.285 |
| Max Purcell | No.43 | No.45 |
| Jordan Thompson | No.55 | No.111 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis | No.74 | No.148 |
| Matt Ebden | – | No.8 |
| Captain: Lleyton Hewitt | ||
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The Nice Britain workforce boasts two top-30 singles gamers, in addition to former world No.1 Andy Murray.
Their robust line-up additionally consists of the in-form Jack Draper, a rising 21-year-old star who superior to the US Open fourth-round run earlier this month, and world No.3 doubles participant Neal Skupski.
“Now we have an ideal workforce with a whole lot of Davis Cup expertise who will probably be prepared to provide it all the pieces,” Nice Britain captain Leon Smith stated.
| Nice Britain workforce | ||
| Participant | Singles rating | Doubles rating |
| Cameron Norrie | No.17 | – |
| Dan Evans | No.27 | No.115 |
| Andy Murray | No.41 | No.573 |
| Jack Draper | No.106 | – |
| Neal Skupski | – | No.3 |
| Captain: Leon Smith | ||
The highest-two performing Group B nations, which additionally consists of France and Switzerland, advance to the elimination stage of the finals in November.
Australia performs each France and Switzerland later this week.
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“I really feel like we’re actually in a troublesome group,” Australian captain Lleyton Hewitt stated.
“They’re all high quality groups and we’re going to should be on our sport in each single match.
“We’re fairly pleased with the place we’re at. I’ve received group of men right here that I imagine in and on the again of what we did final yr as effectively, there’s a whole lot of perception throughout the workforce.”
The 2023 Davis Cup Finals are broadcast reside on the 9 Community in Australia, with protection starting from 9.45pm AEST (Wednesday 13 September).
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