Norrie And Fearnley To Lead Davis Cup Team In Relegation Play-off

Cameron Norrie and Jacob Fearnley will beryllium Great Britain's first-choice singles players for adjacent week's Davis Cup relegation play-off successful Poland, pinch Jack Draper unavailable done injury.

World number 5 Draper withdrew from nan US Open earlier his second-round necktie past week because of nan limb wounded which disrupted his preparations for nan tournament.

Britain will purpose to debar relegation from nan apical tier of nan Davis Cup erstwhile they look nan unseeded Poles successful a World Group I best-of-five necktie connected 12 and 13 September successful Gdynia.

Norrie reached nan quarter-finals astatine Wimbledon this twelvemonth earlier falling to Carlos Alcaraz, and besides made it to nan 4th information astatine Roland Garros, beating Daniil Medvedev and compatriot Fearnley connected nan way.

"Norrie has had a really, really bully twelvemonth and he has started to make immoderate fantabulous advancement connected nan clay," said GB skipper Leon Smith.

"He's successful a really bully spot and it's awesome to person a subordinate pinch his acquisition and Davis Cup grounds successful nan team."

Fearnley is classed 60th successful nan world and overcame erstwhile world number 4 Kei Nishikori successful consecutive sets connected his Davis Cup debut successful January.

The 24-year-old besides hit Spanish seasoned Roberto Bautista Agut this week to unafraid nan first US Open main-draw win of his career.

"We cognize what a speedy emergence up nan rankings he's had successful nan past 18 months and what was really pleasing was seeing him put successful a awesome capacity to hit Agut," Smith said.

Arthur Fery, 23, who upset 20th seed Alexei Popyrin astatine Wimbledon successful June and won his first Challenger title successful Colombia this month, has been included successful nan team.

World number 1 doubles brace Lloyd Glasspool and Julian Cash will besides make their debut for Britain successful nan relegation tie.

Britain were handed nan distant relegation play-off after losing their 2025 Davis Cup first-round tie 3-2 against Japan successful February, pinch Norrie and Draper absent.

Smith's broadside must triumph to advancement to nan first qualifying shape of nan 2026 arena and support their chances of reaching nan eight-team finals this year.

"Away ties are ever challenging, and Poland are a beardown team," Smith said.

"We are nether nary illusion it's going to beryllium a reliable tie, but I deliberation pinch our squad we should spell pinch assurance and do everything we tin to triumph this important match."