Monday 21 September 2015 22:05, UK
This November, Great Britain have the chance to win the Davis Cup for the first time in 79 years, after beating Australia in last weekend's semi-finals.
In the final, the Murray brothers, along with captain Leon Smith's selections, will play Belgium for Tennis' most famous team trophy.
The Brits have won the 'World Cup of tennis' nine times, sitting only behind the US and Australia on the overall leaderboard, but the last time they reached the final was in 1978.
Meanwhile, Belgium are yet to win a Davis Cup with their best performance on record a 1904 final defeat......a loss to Britain.
Here's what you need to know about Belgium ahead of the big clash...
1. Revenge for the past
As mentioned, Belgium have waited even longer than Great Britain to earn a place back in the Davis Cup final. Their only previous appearance was in 1904, when a 3-2 win over France gave them the chance to challenge the defending champions, the British Isles, in the final at Wimbledon, only to lose 5-0.
2. Women more successful
Belgium has had much more success on the women's side of the sport. Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters both reached world number one and won 11 Grand Slam singles titles between them, as well as teaming up to clinch Belgium's solitary Fed Cup triumph in 2001.
3. Waiting for success
Belgium's post-War best in the Davis Cup was a semi-final appearance in 1999. After beating the Czech Republic and Switzerland, the Belgians came up against France in Pau, but their team including the likes of Xavier Malisse and Christophe Rochus was beaten 4-1.
4. Successful past
Belgium's most successful Davis Cup player was Jacques Brichant, who played in 42 ties for his country between 1943 and 1965, winning 71 matches. In that time Belgium came up against Great Britain five times, winning three of the
matches.
5. Top players
Belgium currently boasts three male players in the world's top 100 - David Goffin (15), Steve Darcis (59) and Ruben Bemelmans (85). However Bemelmans, at 192, is the only Belgian player ranked inside the world's top 200 in doubles.
Britain have two inside the top 100 - Andy Murray (3), Aljaz Bedene (55, not eligible for selection). While Kyle Edmund (101), James Ward (142), Brydan Klein (172) and Liam Broady (196) are within the top 200.
6. No champions
No Belgian man has ever won a singles Grand Slam title. Xavier Malisse reached the Wimbledon semi-finals in 2002, where he lost to eventual runner-up David Nalbandian. Two years later, Malisse and compatriot Olivier Rochus won the French Open doubles title.
7. Last time the nations met
Great Britain and Belgium have met 11 times in the competition, with Britain winning seven of them. Their last meeting was in 2012 in Glasgow, when Steve Darcis and Olivier Rochus inspired a 4-1 win for Belgium over the then
Murray-less Britons.
8. Route to the 2015 Davis Cup final
Belgium:
- 1st Round: beat Switzerland (reigning champions but without Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka) 3-2
- Quarter-finals: beat Canada (without Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil) 5-0
- Semi-finals: beat Argentina 3-2
Great Britain
- 1st Round: beat USA 3-2
- Quarter-finals: beat France 3-1
- Semi-finals: beat Australia 3-2
9. Home advantage
At present there are no ATP Tour events held in Belgium. The nation's semi-final victory over Argentina gave the team the opportunity to play in front of a home crowd at a packed Forest National. They will get the chance to do it again though. The last time the two sides met was in Glasgow in 2012, which means this year's final will be held Belgium. They're likely to select a clay surface in an attempt to subdue world No 3. Andy Murray, who has struggled to transition onto the clay in the past.
10. Head-to-head (singles)
Andy Murray (3) hasn't played David Goffin (15) at the Davis Cup. In the singles, Murray handed Goffin a walkover at this year's Rome Masters; seeking rest after his Madrid Masters victory. The pair met on the grass at Wimbledon in 2014 where Murray was victorious 6-1 6-4 7-5.
Murray has faced the 59th-ranked Steve Darcis once during his career and that was back in 2003 at a Great Britain F10 Futures event, where he won in three sets.
