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Britain's Davis Cup team will begin their journey in the 2023 competition on Friday night by going from the dry heat of Melbourne to the mountain hut altitude of Bogota.
They will face Colombia at the breath-sapping height of 2,500 metres, meaning that depressurised balls will be used, designed to stop them fizzing too wildly off the clay courts at Pueblo Viejo Country Club.
'We knew this was probably the most complicated tie we could have, when you factor in the logistics of coming from Melbourne for most of our players, changing surface and of course everyone talks about the altitude which needs adaptation,' said British captain Leon Smith.
'The ball is the main thing. The pressureless ball is something the players wouldn't use at any other time of year and that's why we came early -
