Aussies 直面する 堅い 'Ashes' 実験（する） against GB in Davis Cup
At the end of England's Ashes summer, Lleyton Hewitt's Australian team will 直面する the tennis 同等（の） when they take on hosts 広大な／多数の／重要な Britain in the group 行う／開催する／段階 of the Davis Cup 決勝戦 in Manchester.
A few miles from Old Trafford in September, the Australians, who are hoping to go one better than last year when they were beaten by Canada in the final, have been drawn in a 堅い group at the AO 円形競技場 と一緒に GB, フラン and Switzerland.
The number two seeds will have to finish in the 最高の，を越す two in the group to 進歩 to the 決勝戦 支援する in Malaga where they just 行方不明になるd out in 2022.
Alex de Minaur, 現在／一般に the world No.18, had a brilliant tournament in Spain, spearheading a team featuring Jordan Thompson (now No.83), Max Purcell (99) and Thanasi Kokkinakis (94) which より勝るd 期待s as Australia reached the final for the first time in 19 years.
Jason Kubler (70), Chris O'Connell (86) and Alexei Popyrin (93) look ready to 戦う／戦い for places in the team too, even if there remains no 調印する that Nick Kyrgios is likely to end his 追放する from the tournament after preferring to cash in at a lucrative 展示 event in Saudi Arabia instead last year.
Whoever makes the September team will 直面する a 堅い challenge with 広大な／多数の／重要な Britain having world No.12 Cameron Norrie, No.29 Dan Evans, the rising 星／主役にする Jack Draper (No.43) and indomitable 退役軍人 Andy Murray (No.52) to choose from.
フラン have strength in depth, with nine men in the ATP 小旅行する's 最高の，を越す-100, 長，率いるd by another old warhorse Richard Gasquet (No.40), while Switzerland, perhaps the weakest team in the group, may still 潜在的に be able to call on two-time （野球の）満塁ホームラン，（テニスなどの）グランドスラム 勝利者 Stan Wawrinka (No.87).
The host 発生地s for the group 行う／開催する／段階s, 発表するd at the dra w in Malaga on Wednesday, were Manchester, Valencia, Bologna and a yet-to-be-decided Croatian city.
支持する／優勝者s Canada, who convincingly （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Hewitt's men in the final thanks 大部分は to the brilliant 二塁打 行為／法令／行動する of Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov, will 直面する hosts Italy, Sweden and Chile in their Bologna group.
In Valencia, there's the mouth-watering prospect of Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal teaming up for the hosts, against Serbia, with Novak Djokovic in their 階級s, 同様に as the Czech 共和国 and South Korea,
The Croatian group will also feature the Netherlands, the 部隊d 明言する／公表するs and Finland.
The 最高の，を越す eight teams will go on to the 決勝戦 week, again in Malaga, between November 21 and 26.
