Britain to make late call on Draper's Davis Cup involvement

British Davis Cup skipper Leon Smith says he is yet to make a determination whether US Open semi-finalist Jack Draper will play successful nan nation's necktie against Finland connected Wednesday.

Draper, 22, arrived successful Manchester connected Tuesday lunchtime and is group to believe pinch nan squad later on.

British men's number 1 Draper produced nan champion capacity of his profession by reaching nan past 4 successful New York.

His tally came to an extremity when he mislaid to Italian world number 1 Jannik Sinner - who went connected to triumph nan title - successful nan semi-finals connected Friday.

Draper was sick connected tribunal during nan match, afterwards putting that down to psychological accent of nan occasion.

"It’s conscionable a mobility of figuring retired wherever he is astatine pinch his energy, really overmuch tennis he tin play complete nan people of nan week," said Smith.

"But if he’s bully to go, he’s bully to go. If he’s not I’ve sewage each religion successful those sitting beside maine now."

The British team, without Andy Murray for nan first clip since his caller retirement, has a different consciousness for nan Davis Cup Finals group shape event.

Dan Evans and Neal Skupski, who memorably teamed up to unafraid a "bonkers" doubles triumph which put Britain through to nan eight-team knockout shape successful Manchester past year, stay successful nan squad alongside Draper and supply experience.

But Billy Harris - a late-bloomer who has conscionable moved to a career-high 101st successful nan world aged 29 - and 28-year-old Wimbledon doubles champion Henry Patten could beryllium handed debuts.

British number 2 Cameron Norrie is missing done nan limb wounded which ruled him retired of nan caller US Open.

Smith praised Draper's committedness to playing for his federation contempt nan short turnaround from his exploits successful New York.

"He is really excited to travel present but we person to get him connected nan believe court, spot really he’s doing, measure him," added Smith, speaking connected Tuesday earlier Draper linked up pinch nan squad.

"Ultimately I’ll make nan telephone connected that.

"I person to prime nan squad to do what is best, not conscionable for tomorrow, but besides we person really important matches astatine nan play arsenic well.

"We conscionable person to measurement up consequence versus reward a small bit.

"We person 4 guys present who are much than tin of going retired tomorrow if that’s required and doing a really bully job."

Smith's squad look Finland, Argentina and Canada successful nan round-robin arena astatine Manchester's AO Arena.

The apical 2 teams advancement to nan eight-nation finals which will beryllium held successful Malaga betwixt 19-24 November.