Lleyton Hewitt's Australian team will face a tough challenge from France first up in their group stage ties at the Davis Cup finals.
Alex de Minaur, fresh from his big win over Rafael Nadal, has been brought swiftly down to earth by rising star Arthur Fils in the Barcelona Open round of 16.
Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka has joined her Flushing Meadows equivalent Coco Gauff in the last eight at the clay-court Stuttgart Grand Prix.