FazSpain Vs Serbia headlines 2009 davis Cup draw
September 24th 2008 03:03
The 2009 draw produced two stand-out ties as USA was drawn to face Switzerland and Spain was given a home tie against Serbia.
USA will host Switzerland, for whom Roger Federer has announced he will play in the 2009 first round, at home - a tie which could feature four Top 10 players, the No. 1 ranked doubles team and the Olympic men's doubles champions. Switzerland won its World Group play-off tie last weekend against Belgium to return to the World Group after relegation last year.
The other highlight of the first round could see Rafael Nadal face Novak Djokovic as 2008 finalists Spain got a home tie against Serbia.
Spain's opponents in this year's final Argentina were also given a home tie against Netherlands, who returned to the World Group after coming though the play-offs, while Russia, who lost narrowly to the South Americans last weekend, will travel to Romania.
The two other newly-promoted nations, Croatia and Chile were darwn against each other with Croatia having home advantage. The remaining ties see France travel to Czech Republic, Sweden host Israel in a repeat of their first round thriller this year and Germany at home to Austria.
The draw, which took place at BNP Paribas's offices in the Spanish capital, also included the draws for Zonal Groups I and II. Click below to see the full draws for the World Group and Zonal Groups.
Argentina and Spain are the top seeds for the World Group. According to the Davis Cup Regulations, the two finalist nations are seeded No. 1 and No. 2 in the World Group for the following year and will be drawn in opposite halves of the draw. Seeds 3-8 are in accordance with the latest Davis Cup Nations Ranking.
Seedings for the Zonal Group I and Group II competitions are also based on the latest Davis Cup Nations Ranking.
For all the complete draw for all continents, go to www.daviscup.com
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