(Reuters) - Traditional rivals Australia and the United States will clash in the first round of the 2016 Davis Cup, while Great Britain and Japan will meet for only the second time, after the draw was made on Wednesday.
Australia (28) and the U.S. (32) have won the Davis Cup 60 times altogether, though neither is the power it used to be, with only one win each this century.
Britain, who will play Belgium in this year's final in November, will start their 2016 campaign at home against Kei Nishikori's Japan, 85 years after their only previous meeting.