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Great Britain will play within the Davis Cup Finals final eight in Malaga this November after a dramatic victory over France.
Dan Evans and Neal Skupski saved 4 match factors because the Manchester impressed Team GB over the road, with Andy Murray, Cam Norrie and Jack Draper becoming a member of the wild celebrations.
“It was bonkers. I don’t know what we’ve all sat through for nine hours,” British captain Leon Smith mentioned. While Evans added: “The singles is the singles and I feel comfortable on that court, but the doubles was chaos. It’s emotional. You want to be with these guys in the finals. It’s an immensely proud moment for me and the team.” Follow the draw for the Final 8 under, the place Great Britain might be joined by Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Netherlands and Serbia:
Current Davis Cup format set to remain regardless of being branded ‘a clear disaster’
The present Davis Cup format has been branded a “disaster” and “wrong”, however gamers’ requires the return of home-and-away ties look set to be rejected.
Since 2019, the historic competitors has been transformed to a World Cup-style occasion with group levels and matches on impartial soil, however low crowd numbers have attracted constant criticism.
Stan Wawrinka posted a video on social media on Tuesday exhibiting nearly empty stands in Manchester for Switzerland’s tie towards France, a stark distinction to the 9,000-strong crowd that attended Britain’s contest with Australia the next day.
Karl Matchett19 September 2023 10:31
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Former world primary Andy Murray missed out on choice, however captain Leon Smith’s chosen pair saved 4 match factors to make sure they reached the knockout levels of the competitors.
Great Britain might be hoping to say the competitors for the primary time since 2015 after profitable all three matches to complete prime of Group B. Here’s all the things you might want to know concerning the draw and the ultimate eight:
Jack Rathborn19 September 2023 10:20
‘Kids these days’: Andy Murray unimpressed by Jack Draper’s Davis Cup celebrations
Andy Murray was left unimpressed by Jack Draper’s celebrations as the 2 British tennis gamers shared a automobile journey house from an exciting Davis Cup win over France.
Great Britain superior to the final eight of the competitors as Dan Evans and Neal Skupski received a deciding tie break towards France’s Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin.
Jack Rathborn19 September 2023 10:19
Davis Cup 2023: Great Britain advance to Malaga after dramatic victory over France
Evans recovered from a set and a break right down to defeat teenage debutant Arthur Fils after which, after Cameron Norrie had misplaced a detailed battle towards Ugo Humbert, teamed up with Neal Skupski for a massively tense 1-6 7-6 (4) 7-6 (6) victory over Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin.
The British pair saved 4 match factors within the deciding set earlier than clinching their second match level within the tie-break, sparking scenes of big jubilation.
Jack Rathborn19 September 2023 10:19
