September marks the return of the autumn months, but for tennis fans, it marks the return of something much more exciting - the Davis Cup. With roots stretching all the way back to 1900, the competition makes its triumphant return to the AO Arena in Manchester , after last year saw the city host the prestigious sporting event for the first time since 1994. From September 10 to September 15, the Lexus GB Davis Cup team will complete in Group D of the Davis Cup Finals Group Stage, with Jack Draper, Cam Norrie, Dan Evans, Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski all selected by captain Leon Smith to take on Argentina, Canada and Finland.
Regarded as the men's ' World Cup of Tennis ', the competition sees 18 nations from across the globe compete to be crowned world champions. Great Britain have lifted the Davis Cup trophy on ten occasions, with 2015 being the team's first win in 79 years, since Fred Perry and Bunny Austin took home the prize in 1936. Last year's team made it all the way to the Final 8 (Image: AO Arena) As the only nation to have competed in every edition of the Davis Cup since its inception, the British team are hoping to make history once again and beat competing nations.
Managing to reach the Final 8 in style, 2023 saw crowds watch on in awe as the team secured its place in the quarter-finals. Evans and Skupski saved four match points in the winner-takes-all, final match of the week against France, in front of a record British crowd of 13,000 fans. Speaking about the ove.