London, Nov. 24 -- India will host the Netherlands in the Davis Cup 2026 qualifiers in February, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced on Sunday. The venue for the home tie will be confirmed later.
According to Olympics.com, India and the Netherlands are among 27 teams in the qualifiers, with the 13 winners, along with Spain, progressing to September's second round. Spain are the top seeds in the 2026 qualifiers draw and receive a bye to the second round. The losers will be relegated to World Group I.
Despite playing at home, India face a significant challenge against World No. 4 Netherlands, the 2024 Davis Cup runners up and a team ranked 29 places above them. India, currently World No. 33, have been Davis Cup finalists thr...