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Britain face gruelling Davis Cup tie in Colombia on Friday – Chicago Popular
Britain’s Davis Cup team will begin their journey in the 2023 competition on Friday night by going from the dry heat of
They will face Colombia at the breath-sapping height of 2,500 metres, meaning that depressurised balls will be used, designed to stop them fizzing too wildly off the clay courts at Pueblo Viejo Country Club.
‘We knew this was probably the most complicated tie we could have, when you factor in the logistics of coming from Melbourne for most of our players, changing surface and of course everyone talks about the altitude which needs adaptation,’ said British captain Leon Smith.
‘The ball is the main thing. The pressureless ball is something the players wouldn’t use at any other time of year and that’s why we came early – so we had seven or eight days’ preparation, and the players have been absolutely tremendous.
- Britain’s Davis Cup team begin their journey in the 2023 competition on Friday
- The players are going from dry heat of Melbourne to high altitude of Colombia
- Team captain Leon Smith hailed Brits’ preparations as ‘absolutely tremendous’
