In the 2026 Davis Cup World Group play-offs on February 6-7, China secured a 3-1 win over Portugal, powered by Wu Yibing’s singles triumph and Zhang Zhizhen’s double victories in singles and doubles. This is China’s debut entry into the World Group after the Davis Cup restructuring. According to the latest draw, China will play away against Norway, led by three-time Grand Slam finalist Ruud. A win will qualify China for the 2027 World Group Qualifiers. This year’s World Group matches will take place from September 18 to 20, right before China’s ATP season opener in Hangzhou/Chengdu.

The full World Group draw results are as follows (home team listed first):
Australia vs Poland
Serbia vs Lithuania
Argentina vs Turkey
Slovakia vs Greece
Netherlands vs Colombia
New Zealand vs Japan
Luxembourg vs Hungary
Norway vs China
Brazil vs Switzerland
Chinese Taipei vs Sweden
Finland vs Monaco
Peru vs Paraguay
Denmark vs Bulgaria
(Written and edited by Wang Fei)