MADRID — Defending champion Italy will tackle Argentina within the first spherical of the Davis Cup Finals in November.
Thursday’s draw for the final eight within the southern Spanish metropolis of Malaga additionally arrange america in opposition to Australia, Germany in opposition to Canada and the Netherlands in opposition to Spain.
Italy, Spain, Canada and the U.S. have been the seeded nations after successful their teams final week, when the qualifying competitors was performed in 4 completely different cities.
The winner of the Italy-Argentina tie will meet the U.S. or Australia within the semifinals. The winner of Germany-Canada will tackle the Dutch or Spain.
Italy received its first Davis Cup titles since 1976 by beating Australia in final 12 months’s closing, which additionally came about in Malaga.