GB given Wimbledon go-ahead

Wimbledon Betting / Editor / 30 April 2007 / Leave a Comment

It has been announced that Great Britain's Davis Cup tie against Croatia later this year will be played at Wimbledon.

John Lloyd's men reached the World Group play-offs after a 4-1 success over Holland in the Euro-Africa Zone Group One encounter in April.

On that occasion, Britain decided to play on indoor hard courts at Birmingham's NEC but the Croatia clash will be played on grass on Wimbledon's number one court.

Captain Lloyd said: "I am delighted that this crucial tie is going to be played at Wimbledon, which is a fantastic venue and will help give us the edge against what is sure to be a very talented Croatian side.

"It's a tough draw but given the strength of our team it is a tie we are fully capable of winning."

Britain will hope that the decision to head to SW19 won't backfire, as it did back in 2000, with Croatia having several big serving players at their disposal. On the only other occasion that they used the hallowed turf, team GB were beaten 3-2 by Ecuador.
The Croatia tie will take place from September 21-23 and markets will emerge on Betfair closer to the time.