There are also plenty of rising stars who will hope to lead their nations to Bologna and beyond. Joao Fonseca of Brazil recently debuted in the top 100, while the USA’s Alex Michelsen made a run to the Australian Open fourth round.
France can turn to 19th ranked Arthur Fils in their meeting with Brazil, while Croatia and Australia have experienced heads in US Open champion Marin Cilic and Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios respectively.
However, Olympic champion Novak Djokovic had to pull out of Serbia’s tie against Denmark due to a hamstring injury sustained at the Australian Open.
First round ties are hosted by the home team listed first, with nations facing off in a best-of-five matches format across two days.
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