The Most Intriguing Matches to Watch at Davis Cup 2016

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Published: July 15, 2016

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The 2016 Davis Cup quarterfinals get underway Friday and although most of the top-ranked players will sit this round out, there will still be some sweet rubbers to watch. 

Serbia hosts Great Britain in Belgrade. Neither Andy Murray nor Novak Djokovic will play for their countries. However, Murray did make the trip to cheer his team on. 

Watching from the sidelines will be difficult for Murray. The Wimbledon champion told the Telegraph's Simon Briggs, “I obviously would have loved to have played. But it was going to be quite a tight turnaround and after chatting to my team I wasn’t going to be able to do it. I am happy to be here and just try and help, but it’s tough not to want to hit some balls."

The Brits are defending Davis Cup champions who must rely on Kyle Edmund and James Ward to handle Djokovic-less Serbia. Janko Tipsarevic, a former No. 8, heads up the Serbs.

In Pesaro, Italy, Fabio Fognini and Juan Martin del Potro, headline this tie between the Italians and Argentinians.  Del Potro is Argentina's best player, but he is being reserved for doubles, for now. 

The U.S. hosts Croatia in Beaverton, Oregon. Led by John Isner, the Americans are trying to move into the semifinals for the first time since 2012.

The Czech Republic welcome the French to Trinec for an indoor, hard court tie. The French team, coached by Yannick Noah, lacks its usual all-star lineup—Richard Gasquet, Gael Monfils and Giles Simon won't be playing.

However, they have Wimbledon quarterfinalists Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Lucas Pouille. The French also have the men's doubles champions, Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut. Jiri Vesely and Lukas Rosol are slated to play singles for the Czech Republic. 

The lack of the game's biggest names and the scheduling—squeezed in between Wimbledon, the U.S. Open Series and the Olympics—make...
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