ITF Press Release, March 4, 2021
The ITF has today announced the draws for the four Davis Cup by Rakuten World Group I and World Group II ties taking place on 5-6 March. The remaining 20 ties at this level of the competition are scheduled for September this year.
The first two singles matches of each tie will take place on Friday 5 March, with the doubles and reverse singles matches to be contested on Saturday 6 March. Nominations for the doubles and reverse singles matches are subject to change.
The eight highest-ranked winners of the World Group I ties will automatically progress to the 2022 Davis Cup by Rakuten Qualifiers. The four lowest-ranked winners will take part in an additional knock-out tie in November, with the two winners progressing to the 2022 Qualifiers and the two losers contesting the 2022 World Group I Play-offs. The 12 nations that lose in World Group I will also contest the 2022 World Group I Play-offs.
The eight highest-ranked winners of the World Group II ties will automatically progress to the 2022 World Group I Play-offs. The four lowest-ranked teams will take part in an additional knock-out tie in November, with the two winners progressing to the 2022 World Group I Play-offs and the two losers contesting the 2022 World Group II Play-offs. The 12 nations that lose in World Group II will also contest the 2022 World Group II Play-offs.
The November knock-out ties have been added to the schedule this year in order to facilitate the transition from 18 teams at the Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals in 2021 to 16 teams at the Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals from 2022 onwards.
Live scoring for all ties will be available on the official Davis Cup website throughout the weekend, while live streaming is also available for three of the weekend’s ties. In addition, the English and Spanish versions of the website will both feature reports and photographs.
DAVIS CUP BY RAKUTEN WORLD GROUP I
PAKISTAN v JAPAN
Venue: Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad, PAK (grass – outdoor)
Aqeel Khan (PAK) v Yosuke Watanuki (JPN)
Aisam Qureshi (PAK) v Kaichi Uchida (JPN)
Aqeel Khan/Aisam Qureshi (PAK) v Shintaro Mochizuki/Yosuke Watanuki (JPN)
Aisam Qureshi (PAK) v Yosuke Watanuki (JPN)
Aqeel Khan (PAK) v Kaichi Uchida (JPN)
UKRAINE v ISRAEL
Venue: Marina Tennis Club, Kyiv, UKR (hard – indoor)
Illya Marchenko (UKR) v Daniel Cukierman (ISR)
Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) v Edan Leshem (ISR)
Danylo Kalenichenko/Denys Molchanov (UKR) v Jonathan Erlich/Yshai Oliel (ISR)
Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) v Daniel Cukierman (ISR)
Illya Marchenko (UKR) v Edan Leshem (ISR)
DAVIS CUP BY RAKUTEN WORLD GROUP II
BULGARIA v MEXICO
Venue: Sport Hall Sofia, Sofia, BUL (hard – indoor)
Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) v Luis Patino (MEX)
Adrian Andreev (BUL) v Gerardo Lopez Villasenor (MEX)
Adrian Andreev/Alexander Lazarov (BUL) v Hans Hach/Miguel-Angel Reyes-Varela (MEX)
Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) v Gerardo Lopez Villasenor (MEX)
Adrian Andreev (BUL) v Luis Patino (MEX)
POLAND v EL SALVADOR
Venue: Arena Kalisz, Kalisz, POL (hard – indoor)
Kacper Zuk (POL) v Marcelo Arevalo (ESA)
Kamil Majchrzak (POL) v Lluis Miralles (ESA)
Lukasz Kubot/Jan Zielinski (POL) v Marcelo Arevalo/Lluis Miralles (ESA)
Kamil Majchrzak (POL) v Marcelo Arevalo (ESA)
Kacper Zuk (POL) v Lluis Miralles (ESA)
