GB has included Joe Salisbury in the team as a replacement for Dan Evans for the Davis Cup.

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GB has included Joe Salisbury in the team as a replacement for Dan Evans for the Davis Cup.

Great Britain has officially included Joe Salisbury in the team as a replacement for Dan Evans for the Davis Cup finals showdown with Serbia.

Dan Evans, the main hero of their qualification campaign in September, was forced to pull out after suffering a calf injury last month at the Vienna Open.

In his place, captain Leon Smith has opted to bring in doubles specialist Salisbury, who won a third successive US Open title with American partner Rajeev Ram in September.

Salisbury has played in six previous Davis Cup ties and has a modest record of two wins and four defeats.

The doubles against Serbia next Thursday could well be decisive in determining whether Britain progress further in Malaga, with Novak Djokovic expected to play singles and doubles.