Rafael Nadal wanted to play his last match before retiring at home in Spain and as part of Spain's Davis Cup team ...
Shelton, the world No. 21, had earlier come out on the wrong side of 30-point tiebreak against world No. 78 Thanasi ...
Currently, Tallon Griekspoor (NED) and Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) are facing off in the second singles. The winning nation will face either defending champion Italy or Australia in Sunday's final.
U.S. Davis Cup captain Bob Bryan's decision to make a last-second change to his doubles lineup against Australia did not work ...
"The farewell to someone as important as Rafa was watered down; very important people in his career were missing." ...