Cameron Norrie and Jacob Fearnley will be Great Britain’s first-choice singles players for next week’s Davis Cup relegation play-off in Poland, with Jack Draper unavailable through injury.<\/b><\/p>\n
World number five Draper withdrew from the US Open<\/a> before his second-round tie last week because of the arm injury which disrupted his preparations for the tournament.<\/p>\n Britain will aim to avoid relegation from the top tier of the Davis Cup when they face the unseeded Poles in a World Group I best-of-five tie on 12 and 13 September in Gdynia.<\/p>\n Norrie reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon this year before falling to Carlos Alcaraz, and also made it to the fourth round at Roland Garros, beating Daniil Medvedev and compatriot Fearnley on the way. <\/p>\n “Norrie has had a really, really good year and he has started to make some excellent progress on the clay,” said GB captain Leon Smith.<\/p>\n “He’s in a really good place and it’s great to have a player with his experience and Davis Cup record in the team.”<\/p>\n Fearnley is ranked 60th in the world and overcame former world number four Kei Nishikori in straight sets on his Davis Cup debut in January. <\/p>\n The 24-year-old also beat Spanish veteran Roberto Bautista Agut this week to secure the first US Open main-draw win<\/a> of his career.<\/p>\n “We know what a quick rise up the rankings he’s had in the last 18 months and what was really pleasing was seeing him put in a great performance to beat Agut,” Smith said. <\/p>\n