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ATPWorldTour.com previews this weekend's Davis Cup World Group Playoffs
Seeded places in the new Davis Cup qualifying round will be up for grabs this weekend when 16 countries face off in World Group Playoffs. World No. 8 Dominic Thiem will lead Austria at home against Australia, which will be led by #NextGenATP Alex de Minaur, along with Roger Federer's US Open conqueror, John Millman.

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Diego Schwartzman, No. 14 in the ATP Rankings, will lead Argentina on indoor clay against Colombia. And on the hard courts of Toronto, No. 20 Milos Raonic, No. 34 Denis Shapovalov and doubles legend Daniel Nestor, will lead Canada against The Netherlands, which will be led by Robin Haase and Jean-Julien Rojer. Raonic is making his first Davis Cup appearance since 2015.

The winners of this weekend's World Group Playoff ties will guarantee themselves a seeded spot during next year's Davis Cup qualifying round. Other playoff matchups:

Argentina vs. Colombia – San Juan, ARG – clay (indoors)
Great Britain vs. Uzbekistan – Glasgow, GBR – hard (indoors)
Austria vs. Australia – Graz, AUT – clay (outdoors)
Switzerland vs. Sweden – Biel, SUI – hard (indoors)
Serbia vs. India – Kraljevo, SRB – clay (indoors)
Canada vs. Netherlands – Toronto, CAN – hard (indoors)
Hungary vs. Czech Republic – Budapest, HUN – clay (outdoors)
Japan vs. Bosnia/Herzegovina – Osaka, JPN – hard (outdoors)

FRANCE 2, SPAIN 0
Venue: Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille, FRA (hard - indoor)
The defending champion, France, did not have it easy on Friday. But nevertheless, the country took a commanding 2-0 lead in its semi-final tie against five-time winner Spain in Lille.
French captain Yannick Noah’s decision to blood Benoit Paire paid off when the 29-year-old debutant overcame Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain 7-5, 6-1, 6-0 in one hour and 54 minutes. Paire struck 37 winners, including 16 aces, to give his country the early
And while there was not much between French No. 1 Lucas Pouille and Roberto Bautista Agut in the second rubber, it was Pouille who outlasted the Spaniard 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Earlier this year in Dubai, Bautista Agut claimed the biggest title of his career by defeating Pouille in the final.
But the Frenchman, despite winning three fewer points in the match, struck 19 aces and 52 total winners en route to his three-hour, 41-minute triumph.
CROATIA 2, UNITED STATES 0
Sportski Centar Visnjik, Zadar – Clay (Outdoors)
Croatia got off to the perfect start on Friday by taking a 2-0 lead over 32-time champion United States in the Davis Cup semi-finals. World No. 6 Marin Cilic and Borna Coric put the 2005 titlist in a strong position for a return to the final for a second consecutive year.
World No. 6 Marin Cilic capitalised on early nerves from #NextGenATP Frances Tiafoe, who is making his debut as the 141st player to represent the United States, to win 6-1, 6-3, 7-6(5) in two hours and 14 minutes. Cilic now has a 37-16 record in the competition, breaking a tie with Ivan Ljubicic (37-19) for most rubbers won for Croatia.
Borna Coric defeated American Steve Johnson 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-3 in two hours and 24 minutes in the first singles rubber in Zadar. The 21-year-old recorded his 30th match win of the season, hitting 23 winners and winning 81 per cent of his first-service points. He lifted his second ATP World Tour title at the Gerry Weber Open (d. Federer) in June.

Coric, Cilic give Croatia 2-0 lead against the United States

FRANCE 2, SPAIN 0
Venue: Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille, FRA (hard - indoor)

The defending champion, France, did not have it easy on Friday. But nevertheless, the country took a commanding 2-0 lead in its semi-final tie against five-time winner Spain in Lille.

French captain Yannick Noah’s decision to blood Benoit Paire paid off when the 29-year-old debutant overcame Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain 7-5, 6-1, 6-0 in one hour and 54 minutes. Paire struck 37 winners, including 16 aces, to give his country the early

And while there was not much between French No. 1 Lucas Pouille and Roberto Bautista Agut in the second rubber, it was Pouille who outlasted the Spaniard 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Earlier this year in Dubai, Bautista Agut claimed the biggest title of his career by defeating Pouille in the final.

But the Frenchman, despite winning three fewer points in the match, struck 19 aces and 52 total winners en route to his three-hour, 41-minute triumph.

CROATIA 2, UNITED STATES 0
Sportski Centar Visnjik, Zadar – Clay (Outdoors)

Croatia got off to the perfect start on Friday by taking a 2-0 lead over 32-time champion United States in the Davis Cup semi-finals. World No. 6 Marin Cilic and Borna Coric put the 2005 titlist in a strong position for a return to the final for a second consecutive year.

Coric

World No. 6 Marin Cilic capitalised on early nerves from #NextGenATP Frances Tiafoe, who is making his debut as the 141st player to represent the United States, to win 6-1, 6-3, 7-6(5) in two hours and 14 minutes. Cilic now has a 37-16 record in the competition, breaking a tie with Ivan Ljubicic (37-19) for most rubbers won for Croatia.

Borna Coric defeated American Steve Johnson 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-3 in two hours and 24 minutes in the first singles rubber in Zadar. The 21-year-old recorded his 30th match win of the season, hitting 23 winners and winning 81 per cent of his first-service points. He lifted his second ATP World Tour title at the Gerry Weber Open (d. Federer) in June.