Today, Friday, the first two singles of the Davis Cup Final will take place in the singles. Here you will find all important information about the first day of the final match and how to follow the matches live.
The French will send Jeremy Chardy into the race for the opening game, his Croatian opponent will be Borna Coric. After the first match Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) and Marin Cilic (Croatia) compete against each other.
The duel between Jeremy Chardy and Borna Coric begins today, Friday, at 2 pm. Then Jo-Wilfried Tsonga meets Marin Cilic, but this match does not start before 5 pm. The venue will be the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille. The game is played on sand. All dates for the Davis Cup final pairings can be found here:
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut
Ivan Dodig
Mate Pavic
All matches will be broadcast live on DAZN, the Davis Cup final will not be shown on free TV. The streaming portal will accompany the matches with the following personnel:
DAZN is a sports streaming service that has been on the market for over two years and holds the broadcasting rights to numerous live sports events.
In addition to Champions League matches, DAZN will also showcase all Europa League matches as well as numerous European top leagues, including Premier League, Primera Division, Ligue and Serie A. Other sports include the four major US sports leagues (NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB), tennis, darts and boxing.
DAZN costs 9,99 Euro per month and can be cancelled monthly. You can also complete a free trial month beforehand.
SPOX also offers a live ticker for each match, so you can stay up to date on the go.
France captain Yannick Noah has surprisingly appointed veteran Jeremy Chardy to the singles. The world ranking-40th unexpectedly got the advantage over Lucas Pouille (ATP-No. 32) and meets Borna Coric (ATP-No. 12) in the opening match.
“Now that I’ve watched every day what happened and how the guys played in the training games, I think it’s best to start with those two players,” Noah explained his decision. Here you can find the rest of the squad of both teams: