Painful Dan Evans harm forces Brit to retire as Davis Cup spot left doubtful

Evans has just below a month to get well from this calf harm, with Team GB set to tackle Serbia on November 23, with the semi-finals and last going down later that week in Malaga.

He dragged the group to a surprising comeback victory over France in Manchester to achieve the knockout levels, delivering in each singles and doubles matches in entrance of a crowd of 13,000 – a event file in Britain.

The 33-year-old was just lately named alongside Murray, Cameron Norrie, Jack Draper and Neal Skupski by skipper Smith and can be determined to compete in Spain.