SANTIAGO, Chile — This year's Davis Cup finalists Britain and Belgium have been handed home draws in the first round of the 2016 competition.
The draw for next year's elite World Group, which took place at the International Tennis Federation's annual general meeting on Wednesday, gave Belgium a home fixture against Croatia while Britain will host Japan from March 4-6, 2016.
Belgium will host this year's final against Andy Murray and Britain at Ghent on clay from Nov. 27-29.
Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Serbia will also host matches in the opening round. Australia will host the United States — the only country to have won more Davis Cup titles than it — in the first round.
(Sources from Philstar.com and Philippinesmavericks.com)