France, Serbia handed wild-card entries for 2020 Davis Cup

Posted November 23, 2019 6:00 am

The Associated Press

Canada's Vasek Pospisil, left, and his partner Denis Shapovalov, second left, celebrate with team captain Frank Dancevic and teammates after winning their Davis Cup semifinal doubles match against Russia's Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev, in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) The Associated Press

MADRID (AP) - The International Tennis Federation says France and Serbia have been given wild-card entries for the 2020 Davis Cup Finals.

They will join the four semifinalists from this year's inaugural revamp: Britain, Canada, Russia and Spain.

Serbia lost to Russia in the quarterfinals, while France was eliminated in the group stage.

The new-look 18-team finals - reduced to one week in one city and three matches per tie - is the result of a 25-year partnership between the ITF and Kosmos, an investment group co-founded by Barcelona star Gerard PiquÃ©. The overhaul was aimed at making the traditional team competition more attractive and lucrative.

The draw for the qualifiers will be on Sunday in Madrid.

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Serbia's Novak Djokovic, right, and teammate Viktor Troicki leave the tennis court after losing the Davis Cup quarterfinal doubles match against Russia's Karen Khachanov, right, and Andrey Rublev in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) The Associated Press

Serbia's Novak Djokovic, left, and captain Nenad Zimonjic, right, comfort teammate Viktor Troicki after losing the Davis Cup quarterfinal doubles match against Russia's Karen Khachanov, right, and Andrey Rublev in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) The Associated Press

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