The Davis cup begins to take shape. This tournament, one of the most prestigious in the racket world, begins to open its doors. The first step is to meet those countries that draw lots for the first rounds, known as Qualifiers. 24 teams are measured in this phase, with the sole objective of winning in order to stay alive in the fight for the gimped.
spain it will not be there, but other territories such as Serbia, Argentina or Croatia, some favorites to be able to fight for everything in this championship. The month of February will be the first time of the year in which it will be possible to see some of the best rackets on the planet facing each other to be able to access the next phase of one of the toughest and most demanding tournaments in the world.
The format of the Qualifiers, a fundamental aspect
This is one of the most relevant elements that must be taken into account about the qualifying phase for the final phase of the Davis cup. In this case, the matches that will be played between February 3 and 5 will take place as follows: there will be two individual matches on the first day. After this, the celebration of the doubleand, already on the second and decisive day, there will be two other games known as ‘singles’.
The teams that manage to win in this qualifying phase will join the teams that are already classified in the group phase next September in the Davis Cup Finals. The finalists of 2022, Australia and Canada, and the guests, Spain and Italy, are exempt from playing the Qualifiers of one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world. Likewise, those who lose will go to World Group I next September.
24, the teams that contest this qualifying phase
The path to reach the final phase of the Davis Cup is full of obstacles. The teams that are going to participate in this round know it well. 24 They are the squads that are going to play matches on the next 4th and 5th of February, in different venues around the world. It is a decisive moment for all of them, since a stumble could be lethal in their aspirations to raise the so-called ‘salad bowl’.
Thus, in this way, the country squad of the Davis Cup Qualifiers 2023 has been configured:
Rudd and Thiem lead the list of players
This is an essential aspect for the proper functioning of the qualifying tournament. In this case, figures like Djokovicbrand new winner of Open the Australia, will not be present in these first rounds. Otherwise it is Casper Ruud o Dominic Thiem. Both Norwegian and Austrian will lead their respective countries to be able to enter the final phase of one of the most important championships in the world of tennis.
In this way, the distribution of players of the Davis Cup Qualifiers 2023 has been configured:
Serbia
Norway
Finland
Argentina
Croatia
Austria
South Korea
Belgium
Netherlands
Hungary
Slovakia
France
Britain
Colombia
Sweden
Kazakhstan
Chile
uzbekistan
Bosnia & Herzegovina
USA
Portugal
Swiss
Germany
Czech Republic
On February 3, 4 and 5, scheduled dates
As previously mentioned, the days planned for the celebration of this very important moment for the Davis cup will be next February 3, 4 and 5. The first days of the second month of the year will witness how some of the best rackets on the planet face each other to demonstrate their potential and that they deserve to be in the next round.
Of course, we must highlight a most particular circumstance. That is that there is no unitary venue for all the meetings to take place. This event, one of the most important in the world of tennis, will be held in the countries of half of the participants.
The Davis Cup Qualifiers 2023 schedule
This is another of the most relevant points to take into account about the qualifying phase for the Davis cup. According to the organization, this has been the distribution of crosses in one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world of sports: