00:00The Davies Cup gets underway today here in Manchester at the AO Arena.
00:04Canada are facing off against Argentina to get the tournament started before Great Britain take on Finland on Wednesday.
00:09Here's everything you need to know about the tournament.
00:11Firstly, the excitement starts before you can even get to the venue.
00:13The Davies Cup fan village has made a return this year and there's lots of great things to do.
00:17Activities include an opportunity to try padel for the first time, playing tennis on mini courts as well as testing the speed of your serve.
00:23It's also the only place to buy official merchandise, with the Joma store operating there too.
00:27As for Team GB, they start off with a match against Finland.
00:30The team is made up of Jack Draper, fresh off at the back of a performance in the US Open, Billy Harris, Dan Evans, Henry Patton and Neil Skopski.
00:37After facing Finland, the British team will be challenged by Argentina on Friday and Canada on Sunday.
00:41Across each of the days, doors of the arena will open at 11.30am and the game will begin at 1pm.
00:47Essentially, for those new to the concept, on Friday there will be three separate matches between Finnish and British teammates.
00:52And the winning team needs to win two out of those three match-ups.
00:55Make sure you enjoy if you have managed to get tickets and good luck to the great British team.
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