Great Britain beat France in the final group stage to progress to the final eight; The Davis Cup quarter-final will take place from November 21-26; Cameron Norrie and Katie Boulter called up as part of Britain's United Cup squad from 29 December-7 January in Perth and Sydney, Australia
Tuesday 24 October 2023 12:23, UK
Great Britain's captain Leon Smith has announced an unchanged team to feature at the Davis Cup quarter-final against Serbia next month in Malaga.
British No 1 Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans, Andy Murray, Jack Draper and Neal Skupski will come up against Novak Djokovic's Serbia in the final eight from Tuesday November 21 to Sunday November 26.
Great Britain got off to a great start in Group B at the Manchester AO Arena where they defeated 2022 runners-up and second seeds Australia 2-1, with brilliant action from Jack Draper, who was making his debut, and Dan Evans.
Britain also beat Switzerland 2-1 before claiming an emphatic final group-stage victory against France at a sold-out AO Arena to progress to the final eight.
"We are going with the same five-man team as Manchester. The guys did such a great job that week and we will go to Malaga with confidence and belief that we can be successful," said Smith.
"The quarter-final versus Serbia will of course be a big challenge with a team led by world No 1 Novak Djokovic, but we have to believe we can win."
Evans and Skupski saved four match points against French pair Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin which led to the conclusive 1-6 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (8-6) win.
In the singles against France, Smith played world No 18 Norrie and world No 35 Evans, his highest-ranked duo.
Defending champions Canada will also feature in the final eight where they face Finland, while Czech Republic play Group B runners-up Australia and the Netherlands come up against Italy.
Britain last lifted the Davis Cup in 2015, after a 79-year wait, when Murray led them to victory over Belgium in the final.
The squads for the 2024 United Cup have been announced, with a strong line-up of six Brits set to challenge for the title from 29 December-7 January in Perth and Sydney, Australia.
Great Britain enter the United Cup as the eighth seeds, with an impressive line-up that boasts both British No 1s, Cameron Norrie and Katie Boulter, experienced Davis Cup stars Dan Evans and Neal Skupski and rising stars on the WTA Tour, including Fran Jones and Maia Lumsden.
GB have been drawn in Group C and will face Australia and the USA in Perth.
A total of 18 countries are set to compete in the second edition of the combined ATP-WTA international team competition, with each squad consisting of three men and three women.
The top five WTA ranking and the top five ATP ranking nations automatically qualify for the competition as well as the top six combined entry countries.
The final two countries will be admitted based on their ranking on Monday November 20 - one WTA and one ATP.
