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Members of Italy celebrate after claiming the Davis Cup Finals championship in Malaga, Spain, November 26, 2023. /CFP
China will host Davis Cup Finals group stage matches for the first time in September, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Thursday.
The Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, will stage one of the four groups, while the other three will be held in Manchester, Valencia and Bologna from September 10 to 15, the ITF said.
The Unipol Arena in Bologna, Italy, and the Pabellon Fuente de San Luis in Valencia, Spain, will host the group stage of the competition for a third consecutive year.
The AO Arena in Manchester, Britain, will host the event for the second year in a row.
A view of the Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, March 10, 2019. /CFP
Sixteen teams will compete in groups of four and the top two teams from each group will advance into the final eight, which will take place from November 19 to 24 in Malaga, Spain.
The 16 teams include Italy (2023 world champions), Australia (2023 runners-up) and wildcard holders Britain and Spain.
The other 12 qualified teams are as follows:
Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Slovakia and the United States.
The draw for the group stage will take place on March 19 at the ITF offices in London, which will be live streamed via the Davis Cup website and social media channels.
(With input from Reuters)