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"4:1"—

In the last two singles matches that had nothing to do with promotion, Huaxia won one and lost one.

India relied on the young and vigorous Banbury to defeat Bai Yan and scored a point to save face, but it was of no avail after all. They watched China sweep their home court to advance to the next round and win the qualification for the World Group play-offs.

When the Davis Cup came to an end again on the weekend, the smoke still had not completely dissipated, because it also meant that the annual men's tennis highest team competition will officially enter the second stage, with two teams.

Part, Worldgroup.

United Kingdom, Australia, Argentina, Belgium.

The semifinals are out.

These four teams will compete for this year's Davis Cup championship. The semifinals will be in September and the final will be in November. The countdown to the championship has begun.

Part of the World Group play-offs.

The eight teams that lost in the first round of the world group before, and the eight teams that won the regional competition in the end, will draw lots to fight against each other:

The winner will enter the world group next year and compete for the championship; the loser will return to the regional group and make a comeback next year.

The teams that lost in the first round of the world group this year were the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Italy, the United States, Japan, Germany, Croatia and Slovakia.

The teams that stand out in the regional competitions are Brazil, Colombia, Dominica, China, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia and Uzbekistan.

As for the match?

Draw lots.

This is also a major feature of the Davis Cup. Seed rankings, opponents, home and away arrangements, etc., are all determined by lottery.

Luck, plays a big role.

It is precisely because of this that there are often unimaginable matchups in the World Group play-offs, either the collision of sparks hitting the earth, or the fluke of picking up and easily winning. Similar situations have occurred more than once or twice, and have even become a highlight of the Davis Cup World Group play-offs.

Some might say that's not fair; but it's not.

Considering that the Davis Cup lineup is changing all the time, the direct impact of the schedule system that spans the entire season is that player injuries, schedules, emergencies, etc. are unpredictable unknown factors, and not all top players will participate in every Davis Cup event.

Then, such luck, such accidents, can often bring some freshness.

for example-

Because of injuries, Nadal did not appear in this year's Davis Cup lineup in Spain. Spain, which has always been a championship seed for the past few years, has suffered a positive blow. After falling out of the world group last year, it stopped in the final round of the regional group competition this year.

"2:3".

Spain lost to Russia at a slight disadvantage and failed to advance to the world group play-offs; while Russia, whose main lineup consisted of "post-95" stars such as Lublev and Khachanov, advanced unexpectedly, bringing surprises.

then.

When the world group play-offs were about to be drawn, it was no surprise that there was widespread discussion.

In China, unexpectedly but reasonably, the Davis Cup has received attention for the first time in history, and social networks have launched reports in a mighty manner.

For a long time, the treatment of the Davis Cup in the tennis world has been mediocre, and it is far from being comparable to the treatment of top events such as the World Cup and the UEFA Champions League. Tennis is still an individual sport in the final analysis, and the weight and significance of team championships are limited.

Not to mention Huaxia?

You know, in the past when even a player ranked among the top 100 in the world can't see it, the team competition is even more like a dream in the mirror.

But it's different now, Gao Wen's sudden birth has completely changed everything.

In the bustling place, all eyes are focused on the Davis Cup, and all kinds of popular science and explanations spread overwhelmingly on the social network, and even reached the hot search list at one point, which shows Gao Wen's appeal from the side.

Under the eyes of everyone, the Davis Cup World Group play-off draw was released—

How should Huaxia's signing be described?

... tasteless?

It's not very accurate to describe it like this, it's hard to say good, but it's also hard to say bad:

China has drawn the top seed as the opponent, and it is still an away game.

Judging from these two key words alone, Huaxia's signing luck is simply a disaster. In the case where they had to give it a go to win a chance of survival, they made it worse and went to the away game to challenge the top seed.

It may be difficult to rely on Gao Wen alone.

But don't forget that the Davis Cup seed ranking is also based on lottery. The No. 1 seed may not be the strongest team, which is also a kind of luck.

Huaxia drew the Czech Republic.

Czech Republic led by Berdych.

The Czech Republic has always been a tennis powerhouse, and a large number of outstanding tennis players once emerged, but after the millennium, it fell into a short trough. Until Berdych's re-emergence, after him, it showed a thriving scene.

Especially the women's players, Kvitova, Safarova, Vajdisova, Ka-Pliskova, Kreichkova and so on.

Of course, men's players are no different, not only in singles, but also in doubles.

In 2012 and 2013, they won the Davis Cup for two consecutive years, becoming the team that won the championship after the millennium, second only to Spain, and performed well.

This year, Czech leader Berdych did not join the Davis Cup team, which caused the Czech Republic to lose to Australia led by young players in the first round of the World Group.

From a negative point of view, the Czech Republic is also the third seed in the world group. The overall strength is balanced, and they have good strength in both singles and doubles. Even without Berdych, they are still not to be underestimated.

From a positive point of view, the Czech Republic's main players in singles are Rosol and Veseli. The two players have been in mediocre form this year. The overall performance in the first half of the season was not good. Not only the Grand Slam and Masters, but also struggled in other events.

In other words, Huaxia may not have no chance.

After the draw was released, the discussions on China's social network spread mightily. Experts per capita, one or two were analyzing the team's prospects in the Davis Cup—

As long as they can beat the Czech Republic, China will break into the Davis Cup World Group for the first time in history, which is basically equivalent to breaking into the World Cup finals.

The point now is that the Czech Republic is undoubtedly strong and profound, like a mountain lying in front of Huaxia, and I can't help but look up at the sky:

Why didn't they draw Slovakia or Japan?

In the final analysis, it was still a bad sign.

Relying on Gao Wen alone, they may still have little hope. Even if Gao Wen scored two points alone, it would still not be enough for the team to advance.

The team competition still needs the collective strength of the team after all. On the one hand, they focus on Gao Wen; but on the other hand, they need other players to thrive.

In any case, the draw has been finalized, and the world group play-offs will be held from September 18th to 20th. As in previous years, it will still be a week after the end of the US Open.

Before the Davis Cup comes again, the North American summer hard court season is slowly kicking off.

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