PREVIEW | 2023 Davis Cup Finals: Novak DJOKOVIC, Jannik SINNER, and Alex DE MINAUR hoping to lead teams to victory

The 2023 Davis Cup Finals will take place from November 21-26 in Malaga, Spain. Here is our preview of the 111th edition of this prestigious team tournament, where the likes of Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, and Alex de Minaur will aim to lead their nation's teams to victory.

Arguably, the most pressure will lie with defending champions Team Canada, who will be led by World No. 29 Felix Auger-Aliassime and 2016 Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic. Alongside them will be Gabriel Diallo, Alexis Galarneau, and Vasek Pospisil.

The team made good progress earlier this year by winning Group A back in September, and they can also draw inspiration from their country's win at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals last week. Canada will face Finland in their quarter-final tie, led by World No. 71 Emil Ruusuvuori.

Meanwhile, Team Czechia will take on 2022 runners-up Team Australia, the latter of which finished second in Group B and will be led by World No. 12 Alex de Minaur. Meanwhile, Czechia will be headlined by World No. 31 Jiri Lehecka.

Furthermore, World No. 1 Djokovic will go almost immediately from the ATP Finals in Turin to leading Team Serbia in the quarter-finals in Malaga. The 24-time Grand Slam champion has already made clear his hopes of helping Serbia win the Cup for the first time since 2010, and he will be joined in this mission by World No. 33 Laslo Djere, No. 46 Dusan Lajovic, No. 55 Miomir Kecmanovic, and rising talent Hamad Medjedovic, as well as by their team captain Viktor Troicki.

They will face Team Great Britain, who won Group B in Manchester in September, and who will consist of World No. 18 Cameron Norrie, young talent Jack Draper, World No. 4 Neal Skupski, and No. 12 in doubles Joe Salisbury. This team will have to adapt to two big withdrawals, with Andy Murray having recently pulled out due to a shoulder injury. This came after Salisbury replaced Dan Evans, who sustained an ankle injury at the Vienna Open last month.

Finally, World No. 4 Sinner, who is also currently competing at the ATP Finals in Turin, will lead Team Italy's quarter-final tie against the Netherlands, led by World No. 23 Tallon Griekspoor. The Italian team will be aiming to achieve their first title at the tournament since 1976.

Meanwhile, the Netherlands (whose team will also feature doubles World No. 3 Wesley Koolhof) will be hoping to continue their best performance since 2019, when they last reached the Finals.