Salisbury and Skupski pay for missed chances in tiebreakEvans wins but Norrie beaten by Struff as GB bow outGreat Britain’s Davis Cup team arrived in Innsbruck filled with lofty hopes about their prospects in the competition and during their time there they registered two solid wins, but their tournament ended on Tuesday evening with a bitter 2-1 defeat to
Germany as they were unable to take advantage of the countless opportunities they generated.
A turbulent day began with the high of Dan Evans bouncing back after a tough singles loss on Sunday to play a consistent, disciplined match as he defeated Peter Gojowczyk 6-2, 6-1. In the singles rubber between the No 1s, Cameron Norrie was edged out 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-2 by a resolute Jan-Lennard Struff.