The Davis Cup visits Manchester: All you need to know
The Davis Cup is back in Manchester at the AO Arena. The events begin today and there are tonnes of fun things to do both inside and outside the venue.
Here is everything you need to know.
Here is everything you need to know.
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00:00The Davies Cup gets underway today here in Manchester at the AO Arena.
00:04Canada are facing off against Argentina to get the tournament started before Great Britain take on Finland on Wednesday.
00:09Here's everything you need to know about the tournament.
00:11Firstly, the excitement starts before you can even get to the venue.
00:13The Davies Cup fan village has made a return this year and there's lots of great things to do.
00:17Activities include an opportunity to try padel for the first time, playing tennis on mini courts as well as testing the speed of your serve.
00:23It's also the only place to buy official merchandise, with the Joma store operating there too.
00:27As for Team GB, they start off with a match against Finland.
00:30The team is made up of Jack Draper, fresh off at the back of a performance in the US Open, Billy Harris, Dan Evans, Henry Patton and Neil Skopski.
00:37After facing Finland, the British team will be challenged by Argentina on Friday and Canada on Sunday.
00:41Across each of the days, doors of the arena will open at 11.30am and the game will begin at 1pm.
00:47Essentially, for those new to the concept, on Friday there will be three separate matches between Finnish and British teammates.
00:52And the winning team needs to win two out of those three match-ups.
00:55Make sure you enjoy if you have managed to get tickets and good luck to the great British team.