Great Britain could only finish third in Group D after 2-0 defeat by Canada, with Dan Evans’ first rubber defeat by Denis Shapovalov sealing their exit
Evans’ first rubber defeat by Denis Shapovalov sealed exitAt the end of a bruising, difficult week that did not play out as they had hoped, Great Britain emerged for the final day ofcompetition in Manchester with just one possible path remaining for them to reach the next stage of the event: they needed to win all three matches against Canada, the strongest team in the group.
“It’s just disappointing,” Evans said afterwards. “Watching Jack walk out there with no chance of qualifying, it’s difficult and I have to – not live with it, it’s not that important – but I have to deal with that. It was frustrating to not give him a shot, I really thought I could have.”A crushing 2-1 defeat against Argentina on Friday left Great Britain in an uncomfortable position on Sunday as 15,700 fans, the largest Davis Cup crowd in Britain, convened at the AO Arena.
Draper saved five set points before destroying his racket as Auger-Aliassime took the set. Although he fought until the end, Draper was outplayed by a strong Auger-Aliassime, who has bounced back well from a poor first-round defeat at the US Open. Such is the calendar, Draper will have just one day to rest before leaving for Tokyo on Tuesday.
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