The battle for men’s tennis’ crown is on at the 2025 Davis Cup Final 8.
Eight teams will compete in Bologna from 18-23 November, including defending champions Italy. They return to the competition looking to retain their crown among a stacked field of contenders.
Defending champions Italy will return to the competition looking to retain their crown among a stacked field of contenders. The Italian roster, announced on 20 October, drew immediate attention for the absence of Jannik Sinner, the reigning Australian Open and Wimbledon champion.
On the first day of competition on Tuesday (18 November), world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz announced that he will miss the event through injury. It means that the highest-ranked singles player is Olympic champion and world No. 3, Alexander Zverev, who will make his Davis Cup finals debut with Germany.
Ties are best-of-three matches with two singles rubbers and a deciding doubles match if necessary. The second singles match is contested between each nation’s top-ranked singles player in the ATP rankings.
Here is the Davis Cup Final 8 complete schedule.
