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Britain’s Davis Cup quarter-final hopes dashed after Evans' defeat
Britain's Dan Evans during the Davis Cup group stage finals match at the Manchester Arena, September 15, 2024

GREAT BRITAIN’S hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup were ended by defeat for Dan Evans against Canada’s Denis Shapovalov.

Britain’s loss to Argentina on Friday coupled with other results in the group meant Leon Smith’s side went into the final tie at a sold-out AO Arena in Manchester knowing that only a 3-0 victory would send them through.

But it took only an hour and 21 minutes for those hopes to be dashed as Evans was outplayed by former top-10 star Shapovalov, losing 6-0 7-5.

 

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