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Darren Walton

Demon shocker leaves Australia in dire Davis Cup spot

A dejected Alex de Minaur leaves the court after his shock loss in the opening singles rubber. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Tennis officials have been branded "barbaric" as Australia slumped to a shock 2-0 deficit in a dramatic start to their second-round Davis Cup qualifying tie against Belgium in Sydney.

Lowly ranked Raphael Collignon overcame severe cramping to upset world No.8 Alex de Minaur 7-5 3-6 6-3 in a three-hour, 12-minute epic before Zizou Bergs beat Jordan Thompson 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 in Saturday's second singles rubber.

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