09:40 CET - Germany have the lead over Japan in their Davis Cup qualifier after Jan-Lennard Struff beat Yoshihito Nishioka 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 in the first singles rubber of the tie in Tokyo.
Next up, Yannick Hanfmann will look to make it 2-0 against Shintaro Mochizuki - follow that rubber here.
07:55 CET - In the very last of Thursday's matches in Guadalajara, fourth seed Magdalena Frech has beaten Lucrezia Stefanini 6-1, 7-6 in a rain-interrupted encounter.
There is just one more match needing to take place in Mexico this evening before the quarter-finals get going - catch up on all the scores from that tournament here.
07:15 CET - Hello and welcome to our coverage of the tennis on Friday. The Davis Cup second-round qualifiers are the main event throughout the day, before we head over to Sao Paulo and Guadalajara in the early evening as the quarter-finals get underway in those tournaments.
First up, Japan are taking on Germany in the iconic men's team tournament in Tokyo.
To give you some context, this is the second round of qualifiers for the Davis Cup proper; the winning seven teams from this round will all feature in the Final 8, along with Italy, who have qualified as hosts and champions.
You can follow the first singles rubber between Japan and Germany here.