British number two Cameron Norrie sealed Great Britain’s place in next year’s Davis Cup qualifiers with victory over Poland’s Olaf Pieczkowski.
Norrie produced a professional performance, dropping just three points on serve, to win 6-4 6-4 against the world number 484 and give Britain an unassailable 3-1 lead in the best-of-five World Group 1 tie.
Wimbledon champions Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool had missed an earlier chance to seal Britain’s place in February’s first round when they lost their doubles rubber.
The world number one pairing, making their Davis Cup debuts, were stunned 3-6 6-3 7-6 (8-6) by Karol Drzewiecki and Jan Zielinski.
That outcome put the onus on Norrie to clinch the tie for Britain or risk a deciding match, and he came up with the required result to earn high fives from the team at courtside.
Britain had needed just one win on Saturday to take victory in the tie after Norrie and Arthur Fery, who made his Davis Cup debut in the absence of injured Jack Draper and Jacob Fearnley, won their respective singles matches on Friday.
Defeat in Poland would have meant a February play-off which could have resulted in relegation to World Group 2, but instead they are heading back to the elite level.
What next for GB in Davis Cup?
Great Britain’s 2025 campaign is over, but they can begin looking ahead to next year, when they will hope world number seven Draper is fit to join the cause after a season-ending arm injury.
The first round of qualifiers in February 2026 is contested by 26 nations who compete in 13 ties across two days, with winners progressing to the second round later in 2026, where a wildcard team joins them to allow for seven ties.
Winners from the second round then progress to the Davis Cup Final 8 showpiece event, with a chance to win the title.
Defeat by Japan in the first round of qualifiers this year meant Britain dropped to World Group 1 level for the Poland tie.