Davis Cup holders Great Britain lose to Argentina

Great Britain fought hard to keep alive the defence of their Davis Cup title, but could not quite pull off a comeback against Argentina in Glasgow.

Trailing 2-0 on Friday after singles defeats for Andy Murray and Kyle Edmund, the chances of Leon Smith's team reaching a second successive final looked slim indeed.

But the Murray brothers won the doubles on Saturday and Andy defied a leg injury to defeat Guido Pella 6-3 6-2 6-3 in the opening match on Sunday.

So the tie came down to a clash between Dan Evans and Leonardo Mayer, and it was the Argentinian who prevailed 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4.

Evans would have expected to face Juan Martin del Potro, conqueror of Murray in five hours on Friday, but the former US Open champion hinted on Saturday he was not prepared to risk his fragile body.