Great Britain humiliated in Davis Cup
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In a Euro/Africa Group 1 Zone match, Great Britain lost to Israel, despite:
- The GB team being much higher ranked than the Israel team
- They were playing on grass, the favourite surface of the Brits, and one that the Israelies detested
- GB actually wanted to win
- GB were at home and a good crowd supported them
- Israel is in a sorry state politically - the players would have struggled to focuse their mind properly
- GB lead the doubles match 4-1 in the fifth and were 1-1 in matches at the time
- Israel's Number Two confessed hating Singles, and is ranked 668 in the world
- It was Israel!!
If you'll just excuse me (User:Alex Holowczak) while I stab myself with this pencil...
... Ok, as a result of this, Great Britain have to playoff against Ukraine to avoid relegation from this group of 8 - one of the second steps of the pyramid from the World Group.
Date
Mon 07/24/06, 9:09 am EST
