London: The United States will travel to Austria for the first round of next year's Davis Cup, and Russia has a tough opener against Serbia.
Thursday's draw for first round of the 2008 World Group comes nearly two months before the United States hosts defending champion Russia in this year's final in Portland, Oregon, from November 30 to December 2.
The United States, Russia, Argentina, Spain, Germany, Sweden, France and Belgium were seeded for the draw, which was made by the International Tennis Federation.
The other first round matchups, set for February 8-10, were: Czech Republic vs Belgium; Argentina vs Britain; Israel vs Sweden; Germany vs South Korea; Peru vs Spain; and Romania vs France.
Serbia, with third-ranked Novak Djokovic, are the most dangerous of the unseeded nations. They reached the World Group for the first time by beating 28-time champion Australia in the playoffs.
The United States have won the Davis Cup title a record 31 times, but not since 1995. Besides last year, Russia also won in 2002.
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