The former British No. 1 will replace Bjorn Borg, and work alongside new Team Europe captain Yannick Noah. Team World is led by captain Andre Agassi and vice captain Pat Rafter.

Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo and Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis were chosen by Team Captain John McEnroe to replace the injured pair ahead of next week's event.

The news follows the announcement that Andre Agassi will replace John McEnroe as Team World captain, also beginning next year.

This year's international team competition, the seventh in all, will be staged in Berlin.

The Russian and German, who faced off in the Australian Open semifinals, now give the home side half of its roster.

Shelton’s a natural, Rublev’s a glue guy, Monfils gets ambushed, and more on the event's sixth edition in Vancouver.

Team World won eight of the nine matches played over three days to cruise to a second win.

Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe defeated Hubert Hurkacz and Andrey Rublev in two tiebreaks in Sunday's opening match to secure the title.

Ruud saved a set point in the first-set tiebreak to get two critical points on the board for Europe.

Buoyed by Ben Shelton's winning debut and a spicy win for Felix Auger-Aliassime, Team World won four matches with the loss of just one set on Friday in Vancouver.

Looking ahead to a long and boisterous weekend in Vancouver.