Great Britain and Serbia confirmed for 2022 Davis Cup Finals as they are handed wildcards

Great Britain have received a wildcard for the 2022 Davis Cup Finals.
Leon Smith’s side and Novak Djokovic’s Serbia were awarded the two wildcards for next year’s tournament, meaning they do not need to play in the qualifiers in March.
Britain and Serbia join this year’s finalists the Russian Tennis Federation, who won the tournament on Sunday, and finalists Croatia in earning free passage.
Britain’s campaign came to a disappointing end earlier this week with a 2-1 loss to Germany in the quarter-finals in Innsbruck.
The wild cards for the Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals 2022 have been announced 🙌
🇷🇸 Serbia
🇬🇧 Great Britain#DavisCupFinals #byRakuten pic.twitter.com/BljxndMJEW— Davis Cup (@DavisCup) December 5, 2021
It is the second time since the format of Davis Cup changed to a World Cup-style finals in 2019 that Britain have been awarded a wildcard, while they qualified directly for this year’s edition by reaching the semi-finals two years ago.
While the decision is positive news for the British team in one way, it also means the possibility of a home tie in March is removed, which will disappoint many fans.
Britain’s last Davis Cup tie on home soil came three years ago, when they defeated Uzbekistan in Glasgow.
A press conference to announce the host or hosts of the 2022 finals, which had been scheduled for Sunday morning, was cancelled. It has been widely touted that Abu Dhabi will stage at least part of the finals.
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