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Britain, seeded fourth, have drawn unseeded Poland and will face an away tie, with the winners to progress to the qualifying phase in early 2026 and earn a chance to compete in the eight-team Davis Cup Finals next year.GB last reached the Finals in 2023 with a team that included Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans, and Andy Murray. They exited in the last eight to a Novak Djokovic-led Serbian team.Poland are likely to be helmed by Hubert Hurkacz, a former Wimbledon semi-finalist who has been ranked as high as sixth in the world.Like the qualifying phase, the play-offs will be best-of-five, with each match best-of-three sets. A total of 26 nations are contesting 13 home or away ties. Poland, as the host nation, will choose the dates of their tie with Britain, either 12-13 or 13-14 September.Draper was out of action in the qualifier against Japan with a hip injury that derailed his off-season, while British No 2 Norrie also sat out the tie, leaving world No 81 Jacob Fearnley as the highest-ranked player in the squad.
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