Davis Cup, 1st singles today: Jurij Rodionov - Gauthier Onclin

Austria will battle Belgium for a ticket to the "Final 8" in Bologna. Friday kicks off with the singles matches. LIVE updates:

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This weekend, Austria's Davis Cup team will be battling Belgium for a ticket to the "Final 8" in Bologna.

The tie will open on home soil, at the WAC-Platz in Vienna's Prater, with Jurij Rodionov. The 27-year-old will face Gauthier Onclin (ATP-164) in the first singles match (starting at 13:00 in the LIVE ticker >>>).

The 25-year-old Belgian is 22 places behind Rodionov in the world rankings.

The second singles match will then be contested by Lukas Neumayer and Zizou Bergs. Additionally, Jürgen Melzer's team includes Joel Schwärzler and the doubles duo Lucas Miedler/Neil Oberleitner.