:00:00. > :00:00.from our very own John Farnworth. See you.
:00:00. > :00:07.Morning, everyone, Leah here this Friday with today's big stories
:00:08. > :00:11.including Great Britain get ready for the Davis Cup Final.
:00:12. > :00:26.And a tiger on the lose in Mexico. This is Newsround.
:00:27. > :00:29.It's the start of a big weekend for the Andy Murray and the rest
:00:30. > :00:33.of Great Britain tennis team - who are competing in the finals
:00:34. > :00:37.The competition is a bit like the World Cup tournament where
:00:38. > :00:40.players represent their country to see who's the best in the world.
:00:41. > :00:45.Let's find out a bit more about this historic cup.
:00:46. > :00:49.The Davis Cup began more than 100 years ago as a competition
:00:50. > :00:54.Now it is the world's largest international
:00:55. > :01:00.team competition with more than 120 countries taking part this year.
:01:01. > :01:04.Each player represents the country as part of a team who
:01:05. > :01:10.In the early years, Britain dominated
:01:11. > :01:14.the competition but now they haven't won the title since 1936.
:01:15. > :01:29.Britain won a semifinal against Australia
:01:30. > :01:34.and are now ready to play Belgium in a three-day final showdown.
:01:35. > :01:37.The last time Team GB got this close to winning was
:01:38. > :01:43.The team's success has all been put down to the hard work
:01:44. > :01:49.He took over the captaincy in 2010 and even coached Britain's
:01:50. > :01:51.top player Andy Murray when he was just 11 years old.
:01:52. > :01:54.Now, with the help of the Murray brothers,
:01:55. > :02:01.Well, Andy and Jamie will be pairing up together in the doubles
:02:02. > :02:06.But what is it like being part of one
:02:07. > :02:15.We sent some of your questions to Jamie and Andy to answer.
:02:16. > :02:21.The first few questions are from Fox primary school. This is from
:02:22. > :02:25.Leonardo. What is your favourite part of being a tennis player and
:02:26. > :02:28.why? The favourite part is getting to
:02:29. > :02:34.play high-level sports and travel the world. Playing against the best
:02:35. > :02:37.players in the world and some of the biggest stadiums. For me that is
:02:38. > :02:43.what is exciting and what gets you out of bed in the morning.
:02:44. > :02:47.This is from Scarlet. We don't really compete against each
:02:48. > :02:50.other because I am playing singles and when I do play doubles,
:02:51. > :02:54.hopefully I am always on the same side as Jamie. We don't really
:02:55. > :03:12.compete with each other any more. About 800 professional matches in my
:03:13. > :03:22.career and in singles I have one about 550 of them so far.
:03:23. > :03:27.This is from Aaron. It is really weird. I would not
:03:28. > :03:33.recommend it. It was the first time we had to do it at professional
:03:34. > :03:37.level and I tried to focus on the ball and not look at who was then
:03:38. > :03:41.the other end of the court because it was a bit intimidating, perhaps,
:03:42. > :03:43.awkward more likely. Kyle Edmund will be making
:03:44. > :03:46.his debut in the Davis Cup today when he kicks off the attack
:03:47. > :03:48.for Team GB, playing against We'll keep you updated
:03:49. > :03:53.on how they get on this afternoon France will hold
:03:54. > :03:56.a special memorial service to remember the 130 people who died in
:03:57. > :04:01.the attacks in Paris two weeks ago. President Francoise Hollande
:04:02. > :04:06.wants everyone to hang a French flag outside their homes
:04:07. > :04:11.and offices as a mark of respect. Over in Mexico, this big cat
:04:12. > :04:14.has spent a month on the lose after he escaped from a zoo
:04:15. > :04:17.and disappeared into the wild. Police officers,
:04:18. > :04:19.soldiers and cat experts have been CCTV has captured the movements
:04:20. > :04:25.of the animal and they expect to capture
:04:26. > :04:28.the animal in the next few days Next, millions of people
:04:29. > :04:32.have enjoyed Giant balloons,
:04:33. > :04:37.including Snoopy and Paddington, joined dancers and floating elves
:04:38. > :04:42.in the street show spectacular. The parade takes place every year
:04:43. > :04:45.and helps marks the start But of course
:04:46. > :04:52.the event wouldn't have been That's all from me for now but I'll
:04:53. > :04:56.be back with more Newsround