{"id":52334,"date":"2026-08-17T16:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T16:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/52334\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T16:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T16:04:09","slug":"taylor-fritz-among-nominations-for-u-s-davis-cup-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/52334\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Fritz among nominations for U.S. Davis Cup team"},"content":{"rendered":"

The USTA and U.S. Davis Cup Captain Bob Bryan today announced that Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul and Christian Harrison have been named to compete for the U.S. in its Davis Cup Qualifying Second Round tie vs. Czechia September 18-19 at the O2 Arena (indoor hard court) in Prague.<\/p>\n

The match is a rematch of the same round from 2025, where the Czechs defeated the United States 3-2 in Delray Beach, Florida, a match series where both Shelton and Paul were not able to play due to injury. Read about the 2025 match here https:\/\/worldtennismagazine.com\/jakub-mensik-after-five-hours-31-minutes-on-court-over-two-days-finishes-czechias-3-2-marathon-davis-cup-upset-over-the-united-states\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Paul and Harrison, along with Ethan Quinn, Austin Krajicek and Emilio Nava, got the U.S. through the first round of Qualifying this year with a 4-0 sweep of Hungary on the road in February.<\/p>\n

The Second Round Qualifying tie is a best-of-five match series that will begin with two singles matches on Friday, September 18, then continue with a doubles match and two more singles matches beginning on Saturday, September 19. The first nation between the USA and Czechia to win three out of those five matches wins the Qualifier and will advance to the eight-nation Davis Cup Final 8 to compete for this year\u2019s championship November 24-29 in Bologna, Italy. Tennis Channel will carry coverage in the U.S.<\/p>\n

Captains may name up to five players to their rosters and make up to three combined substitutions \/ additions up until the day prior to the competition starting.<\/p>\n

Shelton, 23, ranked No. 6 in singles, last week won his second consecutive Canada ATP Masters 1000 title. This would mark his second Davis Cup appearance, after debuting in the 2024 Finals. He was nominated to play last year vs. Czechia but had to withdraw due to injury.<\/p>\n

Fritz, 28, ranked No. 9 in singles, recently won the Washington, D.C., ATP 500 singles title. He\u2019s played in 11 Davis Cup ties for the U.S. since debuting in 2019 and carries an 8-4 singles record. Fritz went 1-1 in singles in the tie vs. Czechia last year while battling an illness.<\/p>\n

Paul, 29, ranked No. 24 in singles, has played in 11 ties for the U.S. since debuting in 2020, carrying a 6-3 singles record. He was also set to play in the tie vs. Czechia last year but was also forced to withdraw due to injury.<\/p>\n

Harrison, 32, is the top-ranked American man in doubles at No. 12. He made his Davis Cup debut this February in the Qualifying tie vs. Hungary \u2013 a week after winning the Australian Open men\u2019s doubles title \u2013 and clinched victory for the Americans with Austin Krajicek.<\/p>\n

The USTA is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the U.S. and the leader in promoting and developing the growth of tennis at every level \u2014 from local communities to the highest level of the professional game. A not-for-profit organization, it invests 100 percent of its proceeds in growing the game. It owns and operates the US Open, one of the highest-attended annual sporting events in the world, along with approximately 100 Pro Circuit events throughout the U.S., and selects the teams for Davis Cup, Billie Jean King Cup, and the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The USTA\u2019s philanthropic entity, the USTA Foundation, provides grants and scholarships in addition to supporting tennis and education programs nationwide to benefit under-resourced youth through the National Junior Tennis & Learning (NJTL) network. For more information about the USTA, go to USTA.com or follow the official accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (X) and TikTok.<\/p>\n

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