What are the Davis Cup Finals and when are they?
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The Davis Cup is a team tournament played over the course of a year, affectionately known as the 'World Cup of tennis'.
It is the largest annual international team competition in world sport and was founded in 1900 by Dwight Davis.
Winning nations from the qualifiers, which take place throughout the year, progress to November's finals.
Ties in the finals are played as a best of three matches - two singles and one doubles.
Each nation has a team of four or five players and a captain, who decides which players will compete in singles and doubles matches.
The Davis Cup Finals take place in Bologna, Italy, from 18-23 November.
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Who is playing?
Italy, Austria, France, Belgium, Spain, Czech Republic, Argentina and Germany are the eight teams competing in Bologna.
Reigning Australian Open and Wimbledon champion Jannik Sinner will be absent from the Italy side.
World number one Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Spain team after being injured in the championship match against Sinner at the ATP Finals on Sunday.
"I have always said that playing for Spain is the biggest thing there is," he said in a statement on Instagram.
"I have an oedema in the sciatica of my right leg and the medical recommendation is not to compete."
World number three Alexander Zverev is set to lead Germany in the finals.
What is the schedule?
Quarter-finals:
18 November - France v Belgium
19 November - Italy v Austria
20 November - Spain v Czech Republic, Argentina v Germany
Semi-finals:
21 November - Winner of Italy/Austria v Winner of France/Belgium
22 November - Winner of Spain/Czech Republic v Winner of Argentina/Germany
Final:
23 November - Semi-final 1 winner v Semi-final 2 winner
Why are Great Britain not in it?
Great Britain are not in the Davis Cup Finals after they lost 3-2 to Japan in the first qualifying round in February.
The team can now begin to look ahead to next year.
The draw for the 2026 competition will take place after the eight-team finals in November.
What is the Davis Cup prize money?
The total prize money pot for the finals is £5.3m ($7m), divided between the eight teams.
Champions - £1.5m ($2m)
Runner-up - £1.1m ($1.5m)
Semi-finals - £569,771 ($750,000)
Quarter-finals - £379,847 ($500,000)
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