Canadian Davis Cup player disqualified after smashing ball at umpire
Canada loses decisive match to Britain in the first round of the Davis Cup when a player launched a spare ball that hit the chair umpire in the eye
In a startling turn, Canada lost the decisive match to Britain in the first round of the Davis Cup on Sunday when a player, disappointed by his own shot, launched a spare ball that hit the chair umpire in the left eye.
Britain advanced to the World Group quarter-finals on Kyle Edmund’s 6-3, 6-4, 2-1 victory over Denis Shapovalov in the fifth match.
Should anyone want higher quality video... pic.twitter.com/0z7EXK9Yts— Peter Pan (@i_am_peterpan_) February 5, 2017
Play came to a sudden end in the third set after the 17-year-old Shapovalov was defaulted. He had just been broken by Edmund when he took a ball out of his pocket and hit it in frustration.
Britain will play France in the quarters and are automatically assured a spot in the World Group next year. Canada must win a World Group play-off tie to keep their spot for 2018.
Vasek Pospisil defeated Britain’s Dan Evans 7-6 (7-3), 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5) earlier on Sunday, tying the match up at 2-2.