'Was it controversial? No’ – Leon Smith defends selection after Great Britain crash out of Davis Cup to Netherlands
Great Britain captain Leon Smith insisted there was nothing controversial about his team selection after a group stage defeat to the Netherlands sealed an early exit in Glasgow on Friday. Daniel Evans got the Brits off to a good start with a singles win over Tallon Griekspor, but Cameron Norrie’s defeat to Botic van de Zandschulp set up a decisive doubles rubber. Ad Home favourite Andy Murray was paired with the top-ranked doubles player in the world, Joe Salisbury, but they were beaten by Wesley Koolhof and Matew Middelkoop in three sets.