USA out of Davis Cup: Australia beats Bob Bryan’s team after surprise doubles pick
Shelton, the world No. 21, had earlier come out on the wrong side of 30-point tiebreak against world No. 78 Thanasi Kokkinakis, falling to a 1-6, 6-4, 6-7 (14) defeat. Taylor Fritz, America’s top-ranked singles player and this year’s U.S. Open finalist, beat Alex De Minaur 6-3, 6-4 to force the deciding rubber.
Team USA left with bitter Davis Cup regret after snubbing champions for Shelton and Paul
Ahead of the decisive rubber, USA captain Bob Bryan suddenly swapped out two champion doubles players for singles players Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul. And the decision backfired, as they were beaten by doubles specialists Matthew Ebden and Jordan Thompson.
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