Belgium will be Australia's next opponents in the Davis Cup - but only after battling through to the second qualifying round in the most bizarre and controversial circumstances.
The Belgians' home tie in Hasselt came to an unfortunate conclusion on Sunday when, with the hosts leading 2-1, Zizou Bergs accidentally knocked over and injured his Chilean opponent Cristian Garin while celebrating a key break of serve to go 6-5 ahead in the deciding set.
Bergs sprinted wildly towards the Belgian bench at the changeover, as he looked forward to serving for the match, but, looking towards his celebrating bench, he floored Garin, catching him in the eye with his shoulder as they both passed through the narrow space between the net and the umpire's chair at the same time.
