Jack Draper and Cameron Norrie guided Great Britain to victory against Norway in the first round of the 2026 Davis Cup Qualifiers. On his return to action Thursday, Draper defeated Viktor Durasovic 6-2, 6-2 before Norrie overcame Nicolai Budkov Kjaer 6-4, 6-4.
Great Britain then moved into an unassailable 3-0 lead in the tie on Friday when Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool defeated Durasovic and Budkov Kjaer 6-2, 2-6, 7-6(5). In a tight doubles rubber, Cash and Glasspool produced their best level in the third-set tie-break, returning with aggression and serving well to triumph after one hour and 59 minutes in Oslo. The pair won seven tour-level titles together last year, including Wimbledon.
Draper was playing for the first time since his opening-round match at the US Open in August against Sebastian Baez. The lefty rose to a career-high No. 4 in the PIF ATP Rankings last season, lifting his first ATP Masters 1000 trophy in Indian Wells. The 24-year-old had been sidelined with a bruised bone in his service arm. Casper Ruud was not playing for Norway following the birth of his first child last week.
Great Britain will compete in the second round of the Davis Cup Qualifiers in September. The Final 8 will then take place in Bologna in November, with eight nations competing to lift the trophy in a six-day event. Italy is the three-time defending champion.
Japan's two-day tie against Austria started on Friday. Yosuke Watanuki beat Sebastian Ofner 6-3, 6-4 to give Japan the lead, before Jurij Rodionov downed Shintaro Mochizuki 6-4, 7-5 to level for Austria.
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