Nice Britain’s Davis Cup qualifying tie towards Japan is a “nice alternative” for others within the absence of Jack Draper and Cameron Norrie, says captain Leon Smith.
Global quantity 77 Jacob Fearnley is the highest-ranked Briton within the squad in his first call-up to the staff.
Scotland’s Fearnley, who had a meteoric upward thrust in 2024, is joined through Billy Harris and doubles experts Joe Salisbury and Neil Skupski.
British primary Draper has opted to leave out the tie to proceed his rehabilitation from a hip harm, whilst Norrie withdrew with sickness.
Norrie’s alternative, Jan Choinski, may be in poor health and has been changed through global quantity 388 Giles Hussey.
Henry Patten, who gained the Australian Open males’s doubles name with Harri Heliovaara, may be absent.
Englishman Harris will face Japan’s global quantity 63 Yoshihito Nishioka within the first fit at 04:00 GMT on Friday, ahead of Fearnley faces 2014 US Open runner-up Kei Nishikori.
“We might have liked to have had [Cam] right here, however I feel it is a nice alternative for the others,” Smith stated.
“I’ve noticed it ahead of up to now within the ties after we have not had our best avid gamers there – it is time for others to take that chance, win or lose, and be told from it.”
Victory in Miki would see Smith’s staff advance to the second one spherical of qualifying in September, the place they might face both Germany or Israel for a spot in November’s eight-team Finals.
