U.S. qualifies for Davis Cup Finals Final 8 in Malaga, Spain

Turned out it was Group D as in Dutch this week in Glasgow, as the Netherlands beat the U.S. on Saturday to advance to the Davis Cup Final 8 as the top seed out of the four-nation Group in Scotland.

Coincidentally, it was an earlier Dutch victory—2-1 over Great Britain on Friday night—that also sent the American team through to the same Final 8, a knockout-style quarterfinal bracket that will crown this year’s Davis Cup champion November 22-27 in Malaga, Spain.

With both nations already qualified for the Final 8, the Netherlands’ victory over the U.S. means the Dutch will play their quarterfinal tie against the loser of Australia vs. Germany, the two nations advancing out of Group C that are playing on Sunday in Hamburg for seeding in Malaga.

It also means the Americans are likely destined for a quarterfinal matchup vs. Italy, who is projected to finish atop Group A. Italy also finishes Group Stage play on Sunday vs. Sweden in Bologna.

The U.S. will play its quarterfinal tie in Malaga on Thursday, Nov. 24–Thanksgiving Day–beginning at 10 a.m. Central European Time, or 4 a.m. ET.

“Obviously it would have been nice to finish top of the group, but there’s a lot of tough teams in Malaga regardless,” said Bob Bryan, who served as acting captain for the U.S. in place of Mardy Fish, who couldn’t make the trip while recovering from COVID-19.

“I’m proud of the fellas for the way they competed this week. This was a very tough group here, especially with (Great Britain) having all those fans. But I’m very impressed with the Netherlands team. They got a great doubles team and they have two fantastic young singles players that can beat anyone on this surface. Our guys I thought competed hard, but it was just too good by the Dutch.

"The guys will get some rest – it’s been a long summer, and we’ll go home and get ready for the big one.”