Draw announced for 2023 Davis Cup Final 8 Knockout Stage in Malaga
Defending world champions Canada to face first-time quarter-finalists Finland, Czechia to take on 2022 runners-up Australia in the top half of the draw
Great Britain will play Serbia, while Netherlands are up against Italy in the bottom half
Tickets for the Final 8 Knockout Stage in Malaga (21-26 November) are available here – schedule to be announced in due course
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The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced the draw for the Davis Cup Final 8 Knockout Stage in Malaga on 21-26 November, which was made at the ITF offices in London this morning.
In the top half of the draw, defending world champions Canada will take on Finland, who stunned USA and Croatia last week to reach the Davis Cup quarter-finals for the first time. Group C winners Czechia, meanwhile, take on 2022 runners-up Australia.
The bottom half of the draw will see Great Britain up against Serbia after Leon Smith’s team were the last team to seal their place in the Final 8, following a dramatic victory over France in front of a British record 13,000 fans in Manchester on Sunday. The other tie in the bottom half pits Group D winners Netherlands against Italy.
The full quarterfinal draw is:
Winner Group A v Runner-up Group D
Canada v Finland
Winner Group C v Runner-up Group B
Czechia v Australia
Runner-up Group A v Winner Group D
Italy v Netherlands
Runner-up Group C v Winner Group B
Serbia v Great Britain
The schedule for the Final 8 Knockout Stage in Malaga will be published in the coming weeks. Tickets are already available here.
Sixteen teams competed across four hosts cities during the 2023 Davis Cup Finals Group Stage, with capacity crowds in Bologna and Manchester watching as Italy and Great Britain became the final two nations to secure their places in Malaga on a dramatic final day on Sunday.
The hosting of the Davis Cup Final 8 in Malaga forms part of a wider partnership between the ITF and the Region of Andalucia, which will also see the Billie Jean King Cup Finals hosted in Seville (7-12 November), and the junior editions of both competitions in Cordoba (30 October-6 November).
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About Davis Cup
Davis Cup began in 1900 as a competition between USA and Great Britain. It is now the world’s largest annual international team competition in sport, with a record 155 nations entered in 2023.
About the Region of Andalucia
The Region of Andalucía, in its capacity as a European Region of Sport has hosted a number of major international sport events in recent years including the Badminton World Cup, the finals of football’s Spanish King Cup, Spain Sail Grand Prix Andalucía, Solheim Cup and Spanish Grand Prix MotoGP. This year, it will host the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Seville (7-12 November), the Davis Cup Final 8 in Malaga (21-26 November) and the junior editions of both competitions in Cordoba (30 October-6 November).
