Despite a long, hard fight into the early hours of Thursday morning in the group stages of the Davis Cup finals, Great Britain eventually succumbed to the United States 2-1 in Glasgow. Andy Murray and Joe Salisbury were defeated in a deciding doubles rubber at 12.58am.
The marathon tie of three three-set matches began at 4pm as Tommy Paul outlasted Dan Evans 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the battle of the second-ranked players. Cameron Norrie pulled Great Britain level, recovering from a set down to defeat Taylor Fritz 2-6, 7-6(2), 7-5 and set the stage for a decisive doubles rubber.
