Davis Cup Finals - Madrid

Well here it is. The new version of the once great Davis Cup. Now a whole heap of teams gathered into one city for one week, and this they call the finals.

At the end of the crowded schedule in Madrid there will be a victorious nation. Yes, a worthy winner, but without the traditional method of achieving it.

Some like the change, but it has divided the tennis world.

Ok, opinion out of the way.

18 teams spilt into 6 groups of three and round robin matches played.

Seeded nations are shown in brackets.

Group A               Group B

France (1)            Croatia (2)

Serbia                  Spain 

Japan                   Russia 

Group C               Group D

Argentina (3)        Belgium (4)

Germany              Australia 

Chile                    Colombia 

Group E               Group F

Great Britain (5)   USA (6)

Kazakhstan          Italy

Netherlands         Canada 

Monday’s (Day 1) schedule

Croatia v Russia (Group B)

Italy v Canada (Group F)

Belgium v Colombia (Group D)