Great Britain are out of the United Cup after being beaten by the United States in Sydney.
Dan Evans’ 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 loss to Frances Tiafoe gave the US an unassailable 3-1 lead in their “City final” tie at Ken Rosewall Arena, sending them through to the semi-finals that begin on Friday.
As well as the three City final winners, the best runners-up also advance, but GB’s overall 4-1 defeat meant they would not be that team. The concluding mixed doubles contest of Evans and Harriet Dart against Taylor Fritz and Jennifer Pegula went the way of the American duo, who won 6-4, 6-4.
Katie Swan lost the opening match to Madison Keys 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 before British No 1 Cameron Norrie levelled with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 victory over Fritz. The world No 3 Pegula subsequently took 57 minutes to beat Dart 6-2, 6-0 and put the US in front again before Evans’s defeat to Tiafoe confirmed Britain’s elimination.
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In the Brisbane final Poland beat Italy 3-2, with Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz clinching victory in the decisive mixed doubles tie against Camilla Rosatello and Lorenzo Musetti. The Perth final between Croatia and Greece was poised at 2-2 with the mixed doubles decider to come on Wednesday.
Elsewhere, Jack Draper bowed out of the Adelaide International last 16 with a 6-4, 6-2 defeat to Karen Khachanov, who will now face Daniil Medvedev.
Britain’s Draper had led Khachanov by a break in the third set of their US Open third-round clash, before having to retire from the match due to injury. But this time the 21-year-old was unable to trouble the Russian, failing to break serve in his defeat.
