Great Britain's Davis Cup tie against Canada to be played in Ottawa

16 November 2016 07:54

Great Britain's Davis Cup first-round tie against Canada next year will be played at the TD Place Arena in Ottawa.

The 2015 champions will head to the Canadian capital straight after the Australian Open for the clash from February 3-5.

The tie throws up the enticing prospect of world number one Andy Murray taking on Milos Raonic in a replay of this year's Wimbledon final.

Raonic has committed to playing in the match while Murray has made encouraging noises, with his participation likely to depend on how he fares in Melbourne.

Murray has only missed one tie since 2013 and won 11 of Britain's 12 rubbers during their title run last year.

Raonic is Canada's only top-100 singles player but they have top doubles players in Vasek Pospisil and Daniel Nestor as well as two of the world's leading junior players, Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger Aliassime.

The tie will be played on an indoor hard court, with the capacity expected to be around 8,000.

Source: PA