Alex de Minaur returns to his dwelling metropolis of Sydney to steer the Tradition Amp Australian Davis Cup workforce in a vital second-round Qualifier in September.
Sydney, Australia, 11 June 2025 | Tennis Australia
World No.10 Alex de Minaur will headline the Tradition Amp Australian Davis Cup workforce as they tackle Belgium in a vital second-round Qualifier from 13-14 September.
Ken Rosewall Enviornment in Sydney will host Australia’s first dwelling Davis Cup tie in additional than three years and it’s the twentieth time the Harbour Metropolis has hosted the distinguished occasion.
The tie might be performed on onerous court docket, with two singles matches on Saturday, adopted by doubles and reverse singles on Sunday. Play will start at 1pm every day.
Australia, presently ranked No.2 on the earth, is chasing a fourth consecutive look on the Davis Cup Remaining 8, this 12 months held in Bologna in November.
In February, Australia defeated Sweden 3-1 to achieve this stage.
“I’m trying ahead to enjoying in Sydney, it’s no secret Ken Rosewall Enviornment is my favorite court docket,” De Minaur stated.
“I’ve some wonderful reminiscences competing there. And to be again in Australia in September goes to be lots of enjoyable.
“We haven’t performed Davis Cup at dwelling since 2022, so it means loads. We’re hungry as ever to qualify once more for the finals and actually give it all the things.
“It’s not typically we get to be dwelling at the moment of 12 months, and any likelihood to characterize the inexperienced and gold is particular.”
Australian Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt, who will lead his 34th tie, is keen to return to dwelling soil.
“It’s actually thrilling to be again with the workforce in Sydney for Davis Cup in September,” Hewitt stated.
“We might be led by our No.1 Alex de Minaur, who’s exhibiting us why he’s one of many world’s finest.
“Our focus is on getting by and giving ourselves the chance to maneuver by to the Remaining 8 in Italy, so I’m asking the followers to come back and pack out Ken Rosewall Enviornment in September to help us.”
Australia leads Belgium 4-3 within the head-to-head sequence, together with a 3-0 win in Hamburg in the course of the group stage in 2022.
“This tie towards Belgium isn’t going to be simple. They’re a high quality workforce, they usually did very well towards Chile in February,” Hewitt added.
The complete workforce line-up might be confirmed in mid-August.
Australia on the Davis Cup: Quick details
- The Davis Cup Qualifiers Second Spherical will happen between 12-14 September.
- Fourteen nations will compete in seven home-or-away ties.
- Australia and Belgium be part of the Netherlands, Argentina, Hungary, Austria, Germany, Japan, USA, Czechia, Denmark, Spain, Croatia and France.
- Seven nations will be part of 2024 champions Italy on the Davis Cup Remaining 8 to be held in Bologna, Italy from 18-23 November.
- Ties might be performed as best-of-five matches, with two singles matches on day one, adopted by the doubles match and the 2 reverse singles matches on day two. All matches are performed as best-of-three tie break units.
- This would be the twentieth Davis Cup tie held in Sydney, Australia.
- The final time Davis Cup tennis was held at Ken Rosewall Enviornment was in March 2022 when Australia defeated Hungary 3-2.
- Australia is presently second within the Davis Cup rankings.
- Australia has completed Davis Cup runners-up twice within the final three years, in 2022 and 2023.
- Australia has gained the Davis Cup title 28 occasions.
- Lleyton Hewitt, Mark Philippoussis, Todd Woodbridge, Wayne Arthurs and captain John Fitzgerald final led Australia to victory in 2003 with a 3-1 win over Spain at Rod Laver Enviornment in Melbourne.
- Davis Cup started in 1900 as a contest between USA and Nice Britain. It’s now the world’s largest annual worldwide workforce competitors in sport with a file 159 nations entered in 2025.
Tickets to the Davis Cup will go on sale from 2pm AEST Tuesday 15 July through Ticketmaster.
