Glasspool says he learned of Great Britain's Davis Cup snub 'over Instagram'
Great Britain confirmed their Davis Cup Finals squad for Bologna without Lloyd Glasspool and Julian Cash. Glasspool, ranked 17th and a Wimbledon doubles champion in 2025 with Cash, said he found out on Instagram, and Britain have not won the event since 2015.
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A Grã-Bretanha confirmou a equipe para as finais da Copa Davis em Bologna, na Itália, em novembro, com Arthur Fery, Cameron Norrie, Henry Patten e Neal Skupski, para competir contra Espanha, Itália e Alemanha pelo título.
Os britânicos avançaram sem dificuldade na competição neste ano, batendo Noruega e Equador para confirmar a vaga nas finais, e houve nomes que podiam se considerar azarados por ficar de fora. Lloyd Glasspool e Julian Cash são dois deles e, segundo Glasspool, ele não foi avisado nem pelo capitão Leon Smith de que não jogaria.
Respondendo à publicação da LTA sobre a equipe no Instagram, Glasspool comentou: “Imagina descobrir a equipe da Copa Davis pelo Instagram. Que capitania exemplar.”
Glasspool e Cash são campeões de Grand Slam em duplas depois de vencerem Wimbledon em 2025 e somaram quatro títulos da ATP na temporada 2026, em Lyon, Pequim, Washington e Barcelona, ocupando o 17º lugar do ranking da ATP. Eles ainda estão distantes de Patten e Skupski, com Skupski em 3º do mundo e Patten em 1º; Patten e Harri Heliovaara venceram cinco torneios neste ano, incluindo Wimbledon no início do verão europeu.
A Grã-Bretanha enfrenta a Alemanha nas quartas de final em uma série de três partidas, o que significa que Norrie ou Fery provavelmente terá de bater Zverev para avançar. Seja quem for escolhido, os britânicos serão grandes azarões e simplesmente não têm o poder de fogo de Espanha, Alemanha e Itália.
A Grã-Bretanha não vence a Copa Davis desde 2015, quando Andy Murray inspirou o país ao primeiro título desde 1936, e sem um jogador daquela qualidade terá trabalho redobrado neste ano.
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