Great Britain will open their Davis Cup qualifying campaign with a trip to Japan shortly after the Australian Open.
Leon Smith’s side will be seeded 11th for next year’s Davis Cup, with the finals moving from Spain to Italy in 2025, as the final eight nations battle it out for the title.
Great Britain was seeded 11th for Monday’s first-round draw, with unseeded Japan selected as the court for the tie, which will be played over two days on January 31 and February 1 or February 1-2.
Great Britain will have to negotiate two rounds of qualification if they want to go through that round.
If Great Britain beat Japan, they will face either Germany, who reached the 2024 semi-finals, or Israel in the second qualifying round.
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced that the Davis Cup final will be hosted by Italy for the next three years, with Bologna hosting the 2025 showpiece.
The Italians will be looking to defend the Davis Cup for the third consecutive year as the tournament moves from Malaga in southern Spain to home soil.
The president of the Italian Tennis Federation, Andrea Binagi, said: “We are thrilled to have been chosen as the host and look forward to welcoming the world’s best teams to our country next November and for the next three years.”
