GREAT BRITAIN vs. AUSTRALIA
Glasgow, Scotland – Hard (Indoors)

Nine-time champion Great Britain, close to being relegated to Zone Group III five years ago, will be bidding to reach the Davis Cup final for the first time since 1978 (l. to United States). Australia, in its first semi-final since 2006, is a 28-time champion.

World No. 3 Andy Murray leads the British team with a 23-2 record in singles rubbers. He will open the tie Friday against Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis, currently No. 72 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, and playing in his fourth tie.

“It’ll be a tough match against Kokkinakis,” said Murray. “I’ve practised with him and watched him a lot, so I know his game better than I do a lot of the younger guys. He’s a pretty explosive player, but it’ll be a tough one for him as well. The atmosphere would be challenging for them. That’s something they have to deal with and hopefully something that will give us a boost.”

World No. 300 Dan Evans, who has won three ITF Futures titles in recent months, competes in his first tie for two years. His lone win in a live rubber came over Slovak Lukas Lacko in the 2011 Zone Group I. He’ll take on World No. 23 Bernard Tomic, who beat Jiri Vesely and Lukas Rosol in a 3-2 victory against the Czech Republic in March.

Dominic Inglot and Jamie Murray are scheduled to meet Australians Sam Groth and Lleyton Hewitt in the doubles rubber.

BELGIUM vs. ARGENTINA
Brussels, Belgium – Hard (Indoors)

Belgium first competed in the Davis Cup in 1904, when it finished runner-up. It’s been a long wait for another shot at the prestigious title. World No. 15 David Goffin headlines for Belgium, competing in its first semi-final since 1999 (l. to France). Goffin takes on Federico Delbonis, a winner of six hard-court matches in his career, in the opening rubber.

Argentina, contesting its 10th semi-final since 2002, is a four-time former finalist. The South Americans lost in the 1981 (l. to United States), 2006 (l. to Russia), 2008 and 2011 (l. to Spain) finals.

Leonardo Mayer, who beat Joao Souza of Brazil in a record-breaking six-hour and 43-minute rubber in the first round, is riding a seven-match winning streak and is set to face Belgium’s Steve Darcis in the second rubber.

Belgium’s Ruben Bemelmans and Kimmer Coppejans are slated to face Carlos Berlocq and Diego Schwartzman in Saturday’s doubles rubber.

World Group Play-Off Ties

Sixteen other nations will be competing in eight other play-off ties for a place in the 2016 World Group. Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland), and Kei Nishikori (Japan) are among Top 10 stars in action.