India will play against Togo in the Davis Cup World Group I Play-offs to be held between January 31 and February 2 next year, according to the draw conducted by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) here on Monday. (More Tennis News)
The draw, which includes both World G🎀roup I and II play-offs, will see 52 nations compete in 26 home-and-away ties around the globe from either January 31-February 1 or February 1-2.
World Group I play-offs will f🐼eature 2꧟6 countries while another 26 will compete in World Group II play-offs.
India will feature in the World Group I Play-offs with the dates to be determined by the host n🐎ation.
An official of the All India Tennis Association (AITA) told PTI th🦄at its team w⛄ill play at home.
"It will b🧜e a home tie𝓰 for our team," the official said.
India had beaten Pakistan 4-0 in the 2024 p🦹lay-offs in February in Isl♓amabad to qualify for the World Group I.
However, the Indian team lost to Sweden in Stockholm in September to drop dowওn to Group I play-offs again for the 2025 eꦦdition.
According to the official Davis Cup website, th✅e choice of ground for the tie between India and Togo will be ꧑decided by lot at a later stage.
Under the competition format, ⛎if the nations competing against each other have never previously met, last time met before 1970, or if they last faced each other at a neutral venue, then the choice of ground is decided by lot.
India is yet to win the Davis Cup, having finished ruꦜnner-up three time🦩s -- 1966, 1974 and 1987.
The revised Davis Cup structure for the 2025 season has required s🅘ome nations to play at a higher𒊎 level than would have been the case in the previous format.
Two nations which lost World Group II ties in September -- and would have competed in the 2025 W🎀orld Group II play-offs -- will compete in the World Group I play-offs, the ITF said.
Four nations which did not win promoti♏on from regional Group III events -- and would not have played again unt𒅌il the 2025 Group III events -- will now contest the World Group II pay-offs next year.
Winning nation♌s from the 2025 World Group I play-offs will compete in World Group I ties in September alonಌgside the losing nations from the 2025 Qualifiers first round.
Losing nations from the 2025 World Group I play-offs and winning nations from the World Group II play-offs will compete in World Group II꧒ ties in September, the ITF added.
