Great Britain will play in their first Davis Cup finals since 2023 after securing a commanding victory over Ecuador in London.

The hosts entered the last day of the two-day tie with a 2-0 lead following singles wins by Wimbledon semi-finalist Arthur Fery and Davis Cup debutant Toby Samuel. On Sunday, the British doubles pairing of Henry Patten and Neal Skupski clinched the tie with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Gonzalo Escobar and Diego Hidalgo.

“We are good friends off the court, which I think always helps, and we spend time with each other when we are on the tour anyway,” Patten said afterwards during an interview with BBC Sport.

“[LTA coach] Louis Cayer has created the British system so it’s quite easy for Brits to play together – we both have a good idea of what the other player is going to do, where they are going to hit it, where they are going to move to.”

Following the clash, Harry Wendelken eased past Angel Veliz 6-2, 6-3 to secure a 4-0 win.

Great Britain are through to the Davis Cup finals for the sixth time and the first time since 2023. They are the only nation to have played in every edition of the event since it was founded in 1900.

“There’s some really, really good teams, but we’re also a really good team,” British captain Leon Smith said of this year’s last eight showdown.

“We’ve got a lot of belief, we’ve got a good group to choose from. It’s over to them now who performs the best between now and then. It would be good to have some difficult choices to make.

“You’ve seen the players that have played this weekend and others will, I presume, come in, whether that’s (Jannik) Sinner, (Carlos) Alcaraz.

“It’s going to be tough but that’s exactly why you want to be in the final eight, you want that excitement. It’s important to be a part of it and we’ll have a chance whoever we play.”

The British team’s triumph was achieved without Jack Draper, who has been forced to end his season early due to injury. Meanwhile, Cameron Norrie withdrew late from the tie due to a minor injury.

Germany hope to end a 33-year wait

Also through to the knockout stages are Germany, who were guided to victory by recently crowned US Open champion Alexander Zverev. They were tied with Croatia at 1-1 overnight before getting two crucial victories.

The first came from the doubles pairing of Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz, who have won 16 of 18 matches together in the team competition. The duo defeated Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic 7-5, 6-2.

“That was probably the best doubles match we’ve ever played in the Davis Cup. Everything clicked from start to finish, and the atmosphere was outstanding. We were delighted to secure this important point,” DavisCup.com quoted Krawietz as saying.

Zverev secured the tie win for Germany with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Dino Prizmic. It is the third year in a row they have made it through to the quarter-finals. However, they haven’t won the title since 1993.

“The Davis Cup here at home in front of the home fans was incredible,” said Zverev. “That is exactly what the Davis Cup is all about for me. We have a strong team that deserves to be at the Finals.”

Over the weekend seven teams secured their place in the quarter-finals. Italy are already through as hosts. Spain, Austria, South Korea, Czechia and Canada are the other countries to have made it through.

This year’s Davis Cup Finals will be held between 24–29 November 2026 at the SuperTennis Arena Bologna Fiera in Bologna.