Great Britain are out of the United Cup after being crushed by means of the United States in Sydney.
Dan Evans’ 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 loss to Frances Tiafoe gave the United States an unassailable 3-1 lead of their “City final” tie at Ken Rosewall Arena, sending them via to the semi-finals that start on Friday.
As smartly as the 3 City ultimate winners, the most efficient runners-up additionally advance, however GB’s total 4–1 defeat supposed they wouldn’t be that crew. The concluding blended doubles contest of Evans and Harriet Dart in opposition to Taylor Fritz and Jennifer Pegula went the best way of the American duo, who received 6–4, 6–4.
Katie Swan misplaced the outlet fit to Madison Keys 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 sooner than British No 1 Cameron Norrie leveled with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 victory over Fritz. The international No 3 Pegula due to this fact took 57 mins to overcome Dart 6-2, 6-0 and put the United States in entrance once more sooner than Evans’s defeat to Tiafoe showed Britain’s removing.
In the Brisbane ultimate Poland beat Italy 3–2, with Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz clinching victory within the decisive blended doubles tie in opposition to Camilla Rosatello and Lorenzo Musetti. The Perth ultimate between Croatia and Greece was once poised at 2-2 with the blended doubles decider to return on Wednesday.
Elsewhere, Jack Draper bowed out of the Adelaide International closing 16 with a 6-4, 6-2 defeat to Karen Khachanov, who will now face Daniil Medvedev.
Britain’s Draper had led Khachanov by means of a damage within the 1/3 set in their US Open third-round conflict, sooner than having to retire from the fit because of harm. But this time the 21-year-old was once not able to hassle the Russian, failing to damage serve in his defeat.