Glasgow loses Davis Cup bid to Turin and Innsbruck
Glasgow has missed out on hosting this year's Davis Cup Finals, with Innsbruck and Turin chosen alongside Madrid.
The International Tennis Federation announced in January that it was considering bids for two extra host cities to join the Spanish capital having approved an expansion of the event to 11 days.
It has opted for the Olympiahalle in Innsbruck, Austria and the Pala Alpitour Arena in Turin, Italy, with both venues hosting two groups of three nations and one quarter-final.
The Lawn Tennis Association said: "The LTA put together a strong bid for Glasgow as one of the host cities, knowing the event would have received a great response from the home crowd.
"Sadly we weren't selected this time, but we remain committed to building on our record of hosting Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup ties around Britain."
The inaugural edition of the new-look 18-team finals in Madrid in 2019 had a number of teething problems, including a packed schedule that resulted in one tie not finishing until after 4am.
The Madrid Arena will host two groups, two quarter-finals, the semi-finals and final, with the event running from November 25 until December 5.
Great Britain will play their matches against France and the Czech Republic – as well as a quarter-final if they win their group – in Innsbruck.
Each venue will host its home nation, and organisers will hope the changes will boost attendance for the event, which saw sparse crowds in 2019 for matches not including Spain.
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique's Kosmos investment group controversially partnered with the ITF to revamp the Davis Cup as part of a 25-year investment pledge of more than £2billion.
Tournament director Albert Costa said: "It was important to find two European cities that were well connected to Madrid, with similar playing conditions, to provide a smooth transition for players travelling from other venues."
Meanwhile, Johanna Konta will be training outside on the clay courts at the National Tennis Centre this week while Great Britain face Mexico in the Billie Jean King Cup playoffs indoors, but she insists she has not turned her back on the competition.
Heather Watson will lead the team in the absence of British No 1 Konta, who is prioritising preparation for the forthcoming clay-court tournaments on the WTA Tour.
Konta said: “Had it been on clay, that could have been a different conversation. I’m definitely not ruling myself out, I would love to still play in the competition. But I will definitely have to decide in a way that I know it will fit with the needs of my body.”
The world No 18 plans to begin her clay-court campaign in Stuttgart next week and is hoping for a run of tournaments after a stop-start 18 months.
Since Konta’s knee issue forced a premature end to her resurgent 2019 season, she has played just 13 tournaments, winning more than one match in a week only twice.