GB team given Davis Cup wildcard

    Great Britain has been handed a wildcard entry into next year’s revamped Davis Cup.

    The team won the competition in 2015 and beat Uzbekistan in September to ensure they would be seeded in qualifying for the new event. However, they will now bypass that stage altogether with the wildcard.

    Captain Leon Smith's team are now guaranteed a place among the 18 teams who will compete for the title next November.

    The tournament is to be turned into a season-ending 18-team event - as part of a 25-year £2.15bn plan - to start in 2019.

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