'You have to start somewhere' – inexperienced GB team bid for Davis Cup Finals. Cameron Norrie will miss Great Britain's Davis Cup tie with Ecuador this weekend, with qualification for November's eight-team finals on the line.
What happened
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Great Britain have not reached the Davis Cup Finals for the past three yearsByRussell FullerTennis correspondent at Copper Box, LondonPublished18 September 2026Cameron Norrie will miss Great Britain's Davis Cup tie with Ecuador this weekend, with qualification for November's eight-team finals on the line. You have to start somewhere and I have a lot of confidence in Arthur, Toby and our doubles team. "Great Britain have not reached the knockout stage of the competition since 2023, and they will have to do so this time with an inexperienced team.
"We're on it, we've got a good team, and we'd be thrilled to get to the finals. The Chicago Fire's Chris Brady is probably the keeper best positioned to wrest the starting spot from him, but there is competition as well from Nashville SC's Brian Schwake, currently manning the goal for the best team in MLS this season. A team at a US-based startup compromised a number of OpenAI employees’ ChatGPT accounts, starting a process that enabled them to access their target’s software cache – and potentially more.
"He wasn't able to accelerate on the ball like he wanted to," Davis Cup captain Leon Smith told BBC Sport.
The wider picture
It means Samuel will make his Davis Cup debut against Andres Andrade in Saturday's first match, with British number one Arthur Fery following against Alvaro Guillen Meza. "Neal [Skupski] is in the team, Cam is staying with the team. "British number seven Harry Wendelken, who is at a career-high world ranking of 175, was at the Copper Box as a practice partner and has been added to the team in Norrie's absence. World number one Henry Patten will team up with new US Open champion Neal Skupski for Sunday's doubles, which precedes two reverse singles.
Davis Cup: Great Britain v Ecuador19-20 SeptemberWatch on iPlayerCoverage from 13:00 BST on 19 September and 12:00 BST on 20 SeptemberIn July, Fery played on Wimbledon's Centre Court in a men's singles semi-final, but this will be the first time he has played for his country as the British number one. "Great Britain beat Norway 4-0 in the first qualifying round in February and are trying to reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 2023. Ecuador beat a British team that contained Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski 3-2 on Wimbledon's Court One in July 2000.
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"And that is really important if we want to create that idea of to be strong and to build that feeling of to belong to this national team. The young kid, always the young player that for first time they're going to join the national team, the senior national team, they need the guide and they need the support from the most experienced players. "Yet with the World Cup cycle just starting, now is the time to get a look at how these young players fare at the international level.
What happens next
The camp is also about keeping an eye on the entire pool of players from youth to the senior team. The ability of Orlando City forward Justin Ellis to set up teammates for goals makes him an intriguing prospect. New York City FC goalkeeper Matt Freese might be the incumbent, but his high-profile error in the round-of-16 match against Belgium reveals his grip on the starting spot is anything but vice-like. Kochen, who is getting his first taste of first-team minutes while on loan at Lyngby from Barcelona, also has a chance to further improve his standing with the coaching staff.
Some of the team's highest-profile players from last summer are missing as well, with the absences of AC Milan's Christian Pulisic, Juventus' Weston McKennie and AS Monaco's Folarin Balogun catching the eye. S. at the 2025 Nations League finals 18 months ago, but his early-season performances have been impossible to ignore. Middlesbrough's Aidan Morris remains ever present for the club, and looks to be making more of an effort to contribute to the team's attack, as evidenced by his uptick in shots taken this season, but there was no room for him on this roster.
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