Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul and Christian Harrison to compete for U.S. Davis Cup team in Second Round Qualifier

Led by U.S. Davis Cup Captain Bob Bryan, the team of Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul and Christian Harrison will represent the U.S. in the Davis Cup Qualifying Second Round tie againts Czechia, Sept. 18-19, at the O2 Arena (indoor hard court) in Prague.

The Second Round Qualifying tie is a best-of-five match series that will begin with two singles matches on Friday, Sept. 18, then continue with a doubles match and two more singles matches beginning on Saturday, Sept. 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’s championship Nov. 24-29 in Bologna, Italy. Tennis Channel will carry coverage in the U.S.

Fritz, 28, ranked No. 9 in singles, recently won the Washington, D.C., ATP 500 singles title. He’s 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.

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.

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 – a week after winning the Australian Open men’s doubles title – and clinched victory for the Americans with Austin Krajicek.