The tennis season isn’t over yet. Don’t forget the Davis Cup end-of-year climax of the Tennis realm. The Davis Cup Finals competition will be on November 22 to November 27, 2022. There are no ATP or WTA Tennis tournaments for the rest of the year, The Davis Cup is the last Tennis event of the season.
The world of soccer has the FIFA World Cup as its closing year event while Tennis has the Davis Cup Tournament as its World Cup. National Teams will battle it out for the world champion title. Eight teams are left in this competition.
The Davis Cup 2022 Finals Games Format
The 12 qualifiers will split into four groups of four and will begin facing off in the group stages. Those who place first and second will qualify for the knock-out rounds, starting with the quarter-finals.
The group stages of the Davis Cup Finals are fought out in September across four different cities, with each city hosting a different group.
Once the group stage fixtures have been played, the 12 best teams will progress to fight for their place in the final, with the knock-out rounds taking place in a neutral venue.
Each fixture in this premier international team event will consist of two singles matches and one doubles match, to be played on the same day. All matches are decided by who wins the best-of-three tie-break sets.
Competing Teams for the 2022 Finals
The qualifying teams are Argentina, Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the USA. 2021 Runner-up Croatia, 2021 Semi-Finalist Serbia, Wildcards, Canada, and Great Britain will join the 12 qualifiers in this event.
Reigning champions Russia qualified for the group stage. But due to the conflict arising from the Ukraine invasion, a ban was imposed on the Russian team. There are 8 teams left who will vie for the Davis Cup Championships after the September rounds played last September 13 to Sept 17, 2022.
In the September Davis Cup Finals results dated Sept 13, 2022, Canada defeated Korean Republic (2-1) in Valencia, Spain. Sweden Defeated Argentina (2-1) in Bologna, Italy. Australia defeated Belgium (3-0) in Hamburg, Germany. The Netherlands defeated Kazakhstan (2-0) in Glasgow Scotland.
September 14, 2022 results showed Italy defeated Croatia (3-0) in Bologna Italy. Spain defeated Serbia (3-0) in Valencia, Spain. Germany defeated France (2-1) in Hamburg, Germany. The USA defeated Great Britain (2-1) in Glasgow, Scotland.
September 15, 2022 results had Croatia beating Sweden (2-1) in Bologna, Italy. Serbia defeated the Korean Republic (2-1) in Valencia, Spain. Australia defeated France (2-1) in Hamburg, Germany. The USA defeated Kazakhstan (2-1) in Glasgow, Scotland.
The results last September 16, 2022, are as follows: Italy defeated Argentina (2-1) in Bologna, Italy. Canada defeated Spain (2-1) in Valencia, Spain. Germany defeated Belgium (2-1) in Hamburg, Germany. The Netherlands defeated Great Britain 2-1 in Glasgow, Scotland.
On the final day, September 17, 2022, Croatia defeated Argentina (3-0) in Bologna, Italy. Serbia defeated Canada (2-1) in Valencia, Spain. France defeated Belgium (2-1) in Hamburg, Germany. The Netherlands defeated the USA (2-1) in Glasgow, Scotland.
On the same day, Italy defeated Sweden (2-1) in Bologna, Italy. Spain defeated the Korean Republic (3-0) in Valencia, Spain. Germany defeated Australia (2-1) in Hamburg, Germany. Great Britain defeated Kazakhstan (2-1) in Glasgow, Scotland.
The September 16-team elimination rounds yielded the last eight teams qualified to compete in the last stage of the Tennis World Cup.
The Davis Cup Finals
In the knock-out stage, Australia plays the Netherlands in the first quarterfinal match on Tuesday, 22 November at the Palacio de Deportes Martin Carpena in Malaga, Spain.
The Australia Davis Cup Team
- Alex De Minaur
- Thanasi Kokkinakis
- Matt Ebden
- Max Purcell
- Captain: Lleyton Hewitt
The Netherlands Davis Cup Team
- Botic van de Zandschulp
- Tallon Griekspoor
- Tim van Rijthoven
- Wesley Koolhof
- Matwe Middelkoop
- Captain: Paul Haarhuis
Also in the knock-out phase, Croatia will compete against Spain on November 23, 2022, at the Palacio de Deportes Martin Carpena en Málaga, Spain.
Croatia Davis Cup team
- Borna Coric
- Borna Gojo
- Nino Serdarusic
- Mate Pavic
- Nikola Mektic
- Captain: Vedran Martić
Spain Davis Cup team
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Roberto Bautista Agut
- Albert Ramos Vinolas
- Pedro Martinez
- Marcel Granollers
- Captain: Sergi Bruguera
Still on the knock-out stage, Italy will vie with the USA on November 24, 2022, at the Palacio de Deportes Martin Carpena en Málaga, Spain.
Italy Davis Cup team
- Jannik Sinner
- Matteo Berrettini
- Lorenzo Musetti
- Fabio Fognini
- Simone Bolelli
- Captain: Filippo Volandri
United States Davis Cup team
- Taylor Fritz
- Tommy Paul
- Jack Sock
- Rajeev Ram
- Captain: Mardy Fish
Also on November 24, 2022 knock-out stage, Germany will face Canada at the Palacio de Deportes Martin Carpena en Málaga, Spain.
Germany Davis Cup team
- Alexander Zverev
- Oscar Otte
- Jan-Lennard Struff
- Tim Putz
- Kevin Krawietz
- Captain: Michael Kohlmann
Canada Davis Cup team
- Félix Auger-Aliassime
- Vasek Pospisil
- Alexis Galarneau
- Gabriel Diallo
- Captain: Frank Dancevic
The tennis courts are all set for the top 8 teams in the world. May the best nation win.
