The 2023 Davis Cup men’s team tennis tournament has officially ended with the Italian team winning the championship after an extremely convincing victory over the Australian team. Now is the time for teams to take time to rest and look forward to next year’s Davis Cup.
There will be only 4 teams: defending champion Italy, defending runner-up Australia and two special teams (England and Spain) officially winning the right to participate in the Davis Cup Finals next year, other strong teams. like Serbia, Canada, America, France, etc. must compete in the qualifying round.
Matches between teams in the World Group qualifiers have also been determined. Accordingly, the Serbian team of the current world number 1 – Novak Djokovic will only have to meet the underrated opponent Slovakia.
If he participates in the qualifying matches with his home team, it is likely that Djokovic will face Alex Molcan – a player who was once in the top 50 in the world.
In two confrontations with Molcan in the past, “Nole” both won. The last time the two players met was at Roland Garros in 2022, the Serbian player defeated his opponent after 3 sets (6-2; 6-3; 7-6).
The remaining representatives of Slovak tennis such as Lucas Klein, Jozef Kovalik or Norbert Gombos are not worthy opponents of the Serbian players, it is likely that Djokovic and his teammates will easily pass the qualifying round.
A very notable match in the World Group qualifiers is the confrontation between the Netherlands and Switzerland. The Netherlands currently owns quality players such as Tallon Griekspoor and Botis Van De Zandschulp, while Switzerland is not as strong as before, but Wawrinka’s experience and the potential of young talent Dominic Stricker can completely make ” Oranje” met with surprise.
Former Davis Cup champion – Canada only had to face the Korean team. This is a better opportunity for Felix-Auger Aliassime and his teammates to advance to the next round and regain what was lost.
There are a total of 12 matches in the World Group qualifying round, with 12 teams moving on. Davis Cup 2024 qualifying matches will take place from February 2-4 next year.
